Tag: Industrial Relations
Teachers to continue action despite strike ban
The teachers union says its industrial campaign will go ahead, despite a strike ban.[MORE]
Protesting won't help, Govt tells teachers
The SA Govt has warned teachers that today's after school rally will not benefit their argument for better pay and a new school funding model.[MORE]
Ambulance phone operators begin strikes
Ambulance phone operators have begun refusing to process transfer calls for patients being discharged from New South Wales hospitals.[MORE]
Conroy urges rethink on Telstra CEO pay
Federal Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has told the Telstra board it should reconsider its decision on executive pay.[MORE]
Teachers' appeal on no-strike ruling
SA teachers lodge an appeal over an IRC order to abandon their Friday strike.[MORE]
Telstra workers vote on strike action
Telstra workers are voting on whether to take urgent industrial action over pay claims at the company's annual general meeting.[MORE]
Produce farmers to be audited
North Queensland fruit and vegetable growers are to be audited to ensure they are complying with pay and conditions legislation.[MORE]
Frustration over teacher strike
SA parents have express frustration at the lack of notice given about the cancellation of today's teachers' strike.[MORE]
Valves workers hopeful of getting pay by Christmas
More than 100 workers made redundant from Ballarat company John Valves, are hopeful they will be paid their entitlements by Christmas.[MORE]
SA teachers must show up: Education Dept
South Australian teachers are ordered by the IRC to call off their Friday strike.[MORE]
Ford workers welcome news of jobs reprieve
Hundreds of Victorian Ford workers who were expecting to lose their jobs have now been told their employment is secure.[MORE]
ASIC called on to probe John Valves collapse
Corporate watchdog ASIC will be asked to investigate the finances of failed Ballarat manufacturer, John Valves. [MORE]
John Valves liquidated, union demands answers
Central Victorian company John Valves is set to be liquidated and 130 employees have been stood down, prompting unionists to demand an investigation.[MORE]
Truck company defends Brisbane job cuts
Volvo Commercial Vehicles Aust has defended its decision to make 130 Brisbane staff redundant one week before Christmas.[MORE]
Parents in dark as teacher pay deal deadlocked
Parents are still in the dark about whether Friday's planned strike by New South Wales public school teachers will go ahead. [MORE]
Volvo cuts 130 jobs at Brisbane factory
One-hundred-and-thirty workers at the Brisbane factory of Volvo Commercial Vehicles Australia have been told they will lose their jobs the week before Christmas.[MORE]
Babcock and Brown to cut 850 jobs
Troubled investment bank Babcock and Brown plans to cut about 850 jobs as it seeks to pay off debt.[MORE]
Wage dispute: NSW teachers continue fight
Thousands of state school and TAFE teachers across New South Wales have walked off the job for two hours.[MORE]
Schools strike unlikely to be averted
Teachers are expected to proceed with their strike in public schools on Friday, after conciliation talks with the South Australian Government were adjourned again in the Industrial Relations Commission.[MORE]
'Nothing can be done' to save BP Solar jobs
The Federal Government says it can do nothing to save the jobs of 200 people at the BP Solar plant in Sydney because the company does not want any help.[MORE]
Teacher talks to resume
Conciliation talks between the teachers' union and the State Government will resume in the Industrial Relations Commission today.[MORE]
More teacher talks on Tuesday
There will be more talks in the Industrial Relations Commission on Tuesday aimed at averting a planned strike by South Australian teachers on Friday.[MORE]
Govt to keep, improve AWAs
The Federal Government has confirmed existing Australian Workplace Agreements (AWAs) can continue, but only if they meet the proposed new minimum employment standards. [MORE]
Blitz reveals workplace IR law breaches
A Department of Industrial Relations blitz on workplace compliance in the Tamworth district has found more than half are breaching New South Wales industrial relations laws.[MORE]
