Tag: Industrial Relations
Sacked Qld miners sweat on arbitration hearing outcome
An arbitration hearing on mining job cuts in central Qld continues in Brisbane today.[MORE]
Sweet victory for Sydney confectionery workers
Four workers at a western Sydney confectionery wholesaler will share $15,3000 in back-pay after the federal Workplace Ombudsman found they were being underpaid.[MORE]
Mining union urges Xstrata to reveal financial situation
The mining union says it will today urge Xstrata to offer voluntary redundancy packages to sacked workers.[MORE]
Union wants more talks over Xstrata mine job cuts
The CFMEU says it wants to resume talks with Xstrata this week over proposed job cuts in central Qld. [MORE]
Mining union ups the ante on job cuts
The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) has accused mining giant Xstrata of trivialising job cuts.[MORE]
Xstrata job loss talks to drag on into 2009
Xstrata and the Mining Union will return to the Industrial Relations Commission in the new year to discuss planned job losses at a central Queensland mine.[MORE]
Analyst predicts mixed fortunes for Aust mining industry
An analyst says up to half of Australia's mining companies are operating at a loss.[MORE]
Miners flex legal muscle over Qld job cuts
The IRC has been asked to intervene over mining job cuts in central Qld.[MORE]
Union wants Avebury retraining extended
The Tasmanian Government is looking at offering retraining to miners who've lost jobs at the Avebury mine on the west-coast.[MORE]
Avebury workers to be offered retraining
The Tasmanian Government is planning to offer retraining to nearly 200 out of work miners, to encourage them to stay in the state.[MORE]
Business rejects suggestions of a call for job cuts
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry has rejected suggestions it's calling for mass sackings in the public service. [MORE]
Scientists hope IRC can conclude pay deal
More than 700 scientists are hoping pay negotiations between unions and Geo Science Australia management will conclude today.[MORE]
300 jobs rest on Federal guarantee
The Tasmanian Government says it would be happy to lend an ailing car parts manufacturer $10 million, provided the Commonwealth is guarantor.[MORE]
ACL jobs on the line
The State Government is blaming the Commonwealth for putting as many as 300 jobs at risk in northern Tasmania.[MORE]
Telstra workers plan strike
Some Telstra workers on the New South Wales north coast will take strike action this week as part of a push for a collective agreement.[MORE]
Telstra workers to hold half-day strike
Telstra workers are on strike today for the third time in less than a week.[MORE]
Union says staff not consulted on SCU merger
The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) is outraged by the lack of staff consultation over a proposed Southern Cross University (SCU) merger.[MORE]
Rudd accuses Turnbull of IR backflip
Kevin Rudd has accused Malcolm Turnbull of backflipping on policy over his decision not to oppose the Government's unfair dismissal rules.[MORE]
Telstra workers set to start industrial action
Telstra workers will begin industrial action over the company's refusal to negotiate an enterprise bargaining agreement.[MORE]
Unions, not workers, the real winners from IR changes
Australian unions are not a bunch of holy saints. They're rough, they're tough, they're savvy and they're rich. [MORE]
Council workers walk off the job
Council workers at Ipswich, west of Brisbane, are stopping work again today over proposed changes to council services.[MORE]
Workplace law a matter of human rights
Last year's election result and its resounding rejection of WorkChoices was a victory not just for working Australians, but for human rights.[MORE]
Dow Chemical to slash 5,000 jobs
One of the largest chemical companies in the world has announced plans to cut 5,000 jobs and close 20 plants in response to the global economic downturn. [MORE]
Calls to give Fair Work power to axe unfair AWAs
The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) is calling for Australia's workplace umpire to be given the power to terminate unfair Australian Workplace Agreements (AWAs).[MORE]
Wangaratta nurses call off strike
Australian Nursing Federation members in Wangaratta have called off strike action this morning.[MORE]
