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Cole deadline extended - again

The Cole Royal Commission's reporting deadline has been extended for a second time, to Monday, February 24.

EDS workers in Adelaide say "no" to non-union offer

The FSU will seek a s170LJ agreement in Adelaide with outsourced mortgage provider EDS Australia after an overwhelming majority of the company's 1000-plus employees voted down its non-union offer.

News in brief , January 23, 2003

HR headcount to be slashed; Government191s peak IR consultative body updated; and University of Sydney provides 4% interim increase.

NT tourist agency deal pays up to 8% a year

A new s170LK deal for the NT Government tourist agency provides a guaranteed pay increase of 3% a year to the 106 employees, plus performance bonuses of up to 5% annually.

Failure to consider job modification discriminatory

A NSW tribunal has ruled that employers must consider changing the nature of a disabled worker's job if they intend to rely on the "inherent requirements of the job" defence for dismissing such a worker.

AWA worker should have been allowed union presence: IRC

A mining company's refusal to allow an illiterate worker any union representation while counselling him prior to his dismissal was a breach of procedural fairness - even though the worker was on an AWA, the IRC has found.

Bargaining briefs, January 21, 2003

Queensland police secure a new five-year deal, Crown casino clashes with LHMU over pay rise, and Telstra's infrastructure agreement considered for second time tomorrow.

Wattyl deal to set pace for paint

Bargaining is hotting up in the paint industry, with Wattyl on the cusp of finalising a new agreement ahead of its old deal expiring and the AIRC today certifying an agreement for Mirotone.