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Get set for the start of daylight saving

By Paul Munro
on 26 September 2016

When daylight saving kicks in on Sunday, how will it impact payments for night-shift workers or those doing overtime? Read more

News

Taken to task: unions savage job-posting website

Draft super reform laws released for consultation

Cases

Restaurant chain fined almost $300K for pay rort

By Mike Toten on 15 September 2016

Financial problems – no excuse for underpayment

By John Golden on 23 August 2016

Mine fined $24K for denying sick leave entitlements

By Maria Karlsson-Lilas on 27 July 2016

Courts crack down on underpayments

By John Golden on 20 July 2016

Q&A

Can a part-timer refuse to work extra hours?

Today’s Media

26/09/2016

Border Force strike action set to cause delays at Australian airports, cruise ship terminals

Two weeks of strike action is set to begin at Australia's international airports, cruise ship terminals and cargo facilities. Immigration and Border Force staff have planned the rolling stoppages as part of a long-running dispute with the Federal Government over pay and conditions.

26/09/2016

Labour dispute at Victoria’s Loy Yang A plant could lead to power cuts

Victoria’s electricity supplies could be at risk after the operator of one of the nation’s largest power plants warned it would lock out its entire unionised workforce if employees took industrial action.

26/09/2016

Unions talk of strike-breaking disturbing: public sector commissioner

Australian Public Service Commissioner John Lloyd has lashed out at the public sector union for warning non-union workers not to engage in “strike-breaking” during two weeks of airport strikes starting today.

26/09/2016

Public Service has swelled but moved towards temporary jobs: snapshot shows

The Australian Public Service swelled its ranks in 2015-2016 after years of contraction under Labor and Liberal governments. But despite an increase in female representation in the service and efforts to improve gender diversity, men continue to dominate senior positions in the service, the latest statistical bulletin from the Public Service Commission reveals.

26/09/2016

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-09-26/border-force-strike-action-to-cause-delays-at-airports/7876460

A US court of appeals has ruled that refusing to hire someone with dreadlocks is legal. The court ruled against a discrimination case brought against an employer who withdrew their offer to hire an employee after she refused to cut off her dreadlocks.

23/09/2016

One in three Australian workers now regularly works from home

More Australians than ever before are regularly working from home in their main job, the top reason being the need to catch up on unfinished work.

22/09/2016

Domestic violence offenders ‘may be entitled to paid leave’

Awarding the union movement’s claim for national paid domestic violence leave could result in perpetrators of domestic violence receiving the entitlement, employers warn. The Australian Industry Group said the ACTU’s claim for 10 days of domestic violence leave to be paid to any award-dependent worker “experiencing family and domestic violence’’ could make perpetrators eligible for the entitlement.

22/09/2016

Korean backpackers underpaid thousands of dollars on Qld farm

More than 90 Korean backpackers have been underpaid thousands of dollars while working on a farm in south-east Queensland. The backpackers, who were on 417 working holiday visas, were employed by labour contractor Boonah Packing Pty Ltd.

22/09/2016

'Union busting' public servants say no to government's offer

"Union busting" public servants at the government's building industry watchdog have rejected a workplace deal offered under the Coalition government's tough public service bargaining policy. Staff at Fair Work Building and Construction have voted by a margin of 63 to 37 per cent to reject the latest enterprise agreement proposal.

22/09/2016

How workers cope with shattered office morale

How do you stay motivated when company morale hits rock bottom? Or sane? Or just get through each day when everybody seems to hate working at the joint? I thought about these questions after reports of sinking morale in universities. Heavy workloads, greater pressure and disillusionment over the sector's direction have left more academics exhausted and unhappy. I've experienced this poor morale first-hand.

21/09/2016

Backpacker tax: Xenophon's plan to fill labour shortage with unemployed 'will not work'

A proposal to allow unemployed people to earn $5,000 picking fruit before their welfare benefits are affected is unlikely to stop an impending labour shortage, a Riverland citrus grower has said.

21/09/2016

Small business overwhelmingly wants building watchdog back

Small business is overwhelmingly in favour of the Australian Building and Construction Commission, with company owners 2½ times more likely to support its restoration than not. Nearly half of all small and medium business owners want the construction watchdog restored, compared to 17 per cent who are against it, according to preliminary figures released from the Sensis Business Index survey, with the full report due out next month.

21/09/2016

FWC bench overturns ban on union official’s entry ban

A Fair Work Commission decision making it harder for officials of law-breaking unions to enter building sites has been overturned by the commission’s full bench. Employers last night slammed the reversal, accusing the commission of “institutionalising acceptance of unacceptable behaviour” by the Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union.

21/09/2016

Choice of default super may open up

The Productivity Commission is considering throwing out the existing default super fund rules, which benefit union-backed industry funds, to allow employers to choose from any of the 115 licensed products for their employees.

21/09/2016

Parliament House staff bargaining collapses

The process for negotiating a new workplace deal for hundreds of public servants at Canberra's Parliament House has collapsed and must begin again, staff have been told. More than 800 workers at the Department of Parliamentary Services, who have been waiting since 2014 for a new enterprise agreement, were told on Monday that their bosses were going back to the drawing board on the bargaining process.

21/09/2016

Striking public servants target new submarines

Australia's plans for a new $50 billion fleet of submarines are in the sights of a group of Defence Department public servants over a long-running row with their bosses over the nation's military technical capabilities. About 40 naval engineers, architects and other technicians will refuse to work on the subs program for a week from midnight on Tuesday, and will also target the future frigate program, the offshore patrol boat program and the replacement of a vital naval refuelling vessel.

21/09/2016

HSU called before NSW Industrial Relations Commission to defend chalk

Whether it is an eternity sign, a message of political protest or a hopscotch court, chalk markings can be a contentious subject. The question of whether chalking is an act of unlawful graffiti has been debated in the NSW Parliament.

20/09/2016

EY staff express feelings using smiley and sad face emoticons

Gauging how workers are feeling could soon be a matter of simply assessing the frequency of smiley versus sad faces for EY managers. The professional services giant is piloting a program with Sydney audit and assurance staff that allows them to select from one of four emoticons – a laughing face, a smiley face, a sad face and a crying face – to provide feedback on their emotional state.

20/09/2016

Wharfies’ bully claims spark second inquiry at DP World

The workplace regulator in Victoria has launched a new investigation into the alleged bullying of workers at container terminal stevedore DP World. WorkSafe Victoria initiated the probe following fresh complaints from crane driver Sharon Bowker and a second waterfront worker, Stephen Zwarts.

20/09/2016

Women on track to make up 30 per cent of boards by 2018, parity by 2022

Women will make up 30 per cent of board directors for ASX 200 companies by 2018 if appointment rates continue, but gender parity on ASX 200 boards will likely not be reached until 2022, the Australian Institute of Company Directors quarterly gender diversity report has found.

20/09/2016

Public service declared safe as compensation claims dwindle

Plunging rates of workers compensation claims in the public service show that bosses are getting the message on workplace safety, according to insurer Comcare. Years of pressure on departments and agencies, making departmental budgets liable for blow-outs in claims among their workforces, appear to be paying off with the numbers of new claims down 25 per cent this year.

20/09/2016

Early childhood educators protest being paid as little as $20 an hour

Patricia Rosas has a second job as a cook on Saturdays to supplement her salary as an early childhood educator. She also does baby-sitting.

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