Pay rises under private sector enterprise agreements have sunk to a 15-month low, in another indication that wages are failing to respond to the tightening labour market.
Patrick Corporation will implement its new enterprise agreement in 12 of its 13 ports next month, after Brisbane container terminal workers today voted it down for a second time.
Star City casino workers in Sydney have voted up a new enterprise agreement - struck after a protracted bargaining process in which a similar deal was voted down - that delivers a 9.25% pay rise over two years plus a range of additional benefits.
A company and its male director found liable for the sexual harassment of a female worker have been ordered to pay her $25,000 compensation, including $5,000 in aggravated damages for the "indifference" it showed in failing to respond to HREOC correspondence and appear in the case.
Esso has hindered genuine bargaining between its Bass Strait mechanical and engineering contractors and unions, the IRC has found today in refusing a bid by the contractors to terminate their certified agreements.
Employers need definitive evidence before refusing employment on the basis of a medical condition - even for emergency services personnel, a tribunal has found in a case involving a colour blind man.
A new s170LK agreement for clothing retailer Suzanne Grae delivers annual pay rises that are below the annual safety net increase, bringing rates and conditions closer to the industry norm.
An employer that failed to establish that an AWA gave it the power to conduct compulsory random drug tests has failed in a bid to re-argue the case on a new basis.