The Victorian Law Reform Commission has recommended a generally "light touch" regulatory system to protect workers' privacy, but with mandatory codes, prohibitions and civil penalties for extreme forms of covert surveillance and genetic testing.
Some 1,500 journalists and photographers working on metropolitan daily newspapers for Rupert Murdoch's News Limited will have their conditions protected from the Howard Government's second wave IR changes and receive a 7.5% pay rise over two years, under an agreement certified by the AIRC today.
The AIRC on Friday certified a new three-year non-union agreement for pilots and first officers employed by Qantas subsidiary Jetstar that pays a 3% annual increase and extends coverage to the new base in Christchurch, New Zealand.
Productivity on the Adelaide docks reached a new high of more than 30 container movements an hour in the June quarter, while in other ports productivity reached a plateau between 2001 and 2004, according to the Bureau of Transport and Regional Economics.
Women comprise 58% of education sector employees and 51% of its full-time workers, but account for only 28% of chief executives and 43% of managers, according to a new report by the federal equal opportunity agency.
Unlawful dismissal claimaints will be eligible for Federal Government grants of up to $4,000 for legal advice on their sacking, under a new policy announced by Prime Minister John Howard today.
The Queensland branch of the ETU has negotiated pay rises averageing about 10% a year with 20 contractors employing around 1,500 members, in deals that exploit the State's shortage of qualified electricians.
