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- Labour hire injuries and fines a warning to all employers
- 3rd July, 2009
Several recent OHS prosecutions in the Victorian Magistrates Court should serve as a reminder to labour hire and host employers of their responsibilities to ensure the safety of all their workers.
Yesterday,... - New restaurants award now a matter for AIRC, says Gillard
- 1st July, 2009
Workplace Relations Minister Julie Gillard has rebuffed the AIRC's request for guidance on how to make the new restaurant and catering modern award, while the Opposition says her direction to... - WA power companies make last-minute push for non-union agreements
- 29th June, 2009
Three of WA's state-owned power companies are moving to have their employees vote on non-union collective agreements before new federal IR laws commence next week.
Western Power, Horizon Power... - Warning signs proof that risk was known, OHS appeals dismissed
- 26th June, 2009
The erection of warning signs around sediment ponds on a worksite was proof that the employers knew they posed a danger to their workers, the NSW IRC has ruled in dismissing their appeals against... - Gold Coast company fined $20,000 for underpaying truck driver
- 24th June, 2009
A Gold Coast company has been fined $20,000 for underpaying a casual truck driver almost $10,000, following a prosecution by the Federal Workplace Ombudsman.
Geoff Burke Golf Adventures... - CCI Queensland retrenches senior IR advisors
- 22nd June, 2009
Queensland's peak employer body, CCIQ has retrenched its most senior IR and HR advisors, less than a month before its members have to grapple with the challenges of the Fair Work Act.
The... - Brisbane directors fined $6600 each after Workplace Ombudsman prosecution
- 19th June, 2009
Two former directors of a Brisbane labour-hire company have each been fined $6600 for their role in failing to give Chinese workers proper information and access to Australian Workplace Agreements... - Security workers short-changed $156k
- 17th June, 2009
Some Kalgoorlie-based security companies have been underpaying their staff by tens of thousands of dollars.
Random audits by the Federal Workplace Ombudsman have identified substantial... - Recycling company underpaid workers almost $300,000, watchdog alleges
- 15th June, 2009
The Federal Workplace Ombudsman is prosecuting a recycling company for allegedly underpaying a number of its Canberra staff almost $300,000.
The Workplace Ombudsman has initiated legal... - Horticulture industry demands award negotiation
- 12th June, 2009
The Federal Government will review proposed award modernisation changes in the horticulture industry, after making concessions for the restaurant and pharmacy sectors.
Peak industry body... - Legislation should last for decades, says Rudd; We need to rethink our relationship with Government, says Lawrence
- 10th June, 2009
The Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, has told ACTU Congress that he saw the Fair Work Act as a "fundamental reform in Labor's proud reform tradition" - alongside Medicare and universal superannuation... - More serious injuries didnt warrant higher fine: Court
- 9th June, 2009
The severity of an injury is not the sole factor when determining how much an employer should be fined for an OHS breach, the Queensland Industrial Court has ruled in dismissing Workplace Health... - Watchdog targets NSW snowfields for new campaign
- 5th June, 2009
Workplace inspectors will target dozens of businesses int he Snowy Mountains this month to ensure ski season workers are being paid properly.
The Federal Workplace Ombudsman has announced... - ACTU and AiG at odds on role of modern awrd transition period
- 3rd June, 2009
The ACTU and AiG are at loggerheads over the question of whether transitional provisions in modern awards should be used to protect employees from being disadvantaged by the modernisation process.
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