Ewin Hannan
The Australian
Melbourne, FL, United States
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APS saga takes an absurd turn
A decision whether to investigate Public Service chief John Lloyd has been delayed for four months because the government has not appointed a new Merit Protection Commissioner and the person acting in the role works for Mr Lloyd. → Read More
Strike outbreak ‘a crazy fantasy’
ACTU secretary Sally McManus says industrial action in support of sector wide pay claims will be a “last resort” and government claims the union movement’s wage policy is a return to the 1970s are “crazy”. → Read More
Plaintiff in sexual misconduct case engaged in sexual banter herself
An Anglo American mine technician sacked after being accused of engaging in unwelcomed physical contact and sexually explicit conversations with a female trainee has been reinstated. → Read More
Building watchdog gets personal with 67 workers to face $10,000 fines
THE government’s building watchdog has launched a fresh legal assault on individual construction workers, seeking to have penalties imposed on 67 employees over one day of allegedly unlawful industrial action at the Northern Territory’s biggest gas project. → Read More
Higher wages compensate for complex work agreements
SMALL businesses have little confidence in the convoluted and complex system of modern awards, prompting many firms to pay higher wages as insurance against potential prosecution for award breaches. → Read More
‘Frugal life’ awaits super-stripped retirees on pensions
COMMUNITY worker Lisa Smajlov fears she will be $15,000 worse off over the course of her working life as a result of the Abbott government allowing employers to postpone their superannuation contributions. → Read More
Union bid to lock in super rises
UNIONS will seek to bypass the Abbott government’s controversial deal on superannuation, demanding employers pay previously proposed increased contributions without workers forgoing pay rises. → Read More
Super delay will lift wages: PM
WORKERS will get more money in their pockets from a surprise new deal on superannuation, according to a controversial pledge from Tony Abbott as he comes under furious attack for eroding retirement savings. → Read More
Nation’s ranking plunges over IR
CRITICISM by business leaders of the federal workplace laws has seen Australia fall one place in a World Economic Forum ranking of global competitiveness. → Read More
Employers seek power to cut penalty rates
EMPLOYERS are demanding the Abbott government introduce legislation to make it easier for businesses to cut penalty rates, saying companies are growing increasingly impatient with the slow pace of workplace policy change. → Read More
MUA levies members $2 a week to fight Tony Abbott and employers
MARITIME Union of Australia members will be charged an extra $104 a year as the union seeks to raise $1.5 million to fund legal battles against the Abbott government and employers. → Read More
Employers push back on right of entry for unions
Employers are pushing the Abbott government and the states to force union officials to wait at least 24 hours before accessing construction sites on health and safety grounds. → Read More
High Court rejects CFMEU building code challenge
THE High Court has rejected a bid by the nation’s construction union for special leave to challenge the Victorian government’s controversial building code. → Read More
Thousands of mining jobs to go
MINING industry employment is forecast to slump by 4.5 per cent over the five years to 2018, with more than 16,000 jobs to be lost across exploration, metal ore and coalmining. → Read More
Job cuts to hit Australian Animal Health Laboratory researching Ebola
RESEARCHERS at a Victorian laboratory that is investigating the deadly Ebola virus are set to lose their jobs as a result of federal government cuts, a union claims. → Read More
Employers push Joe Hockey for Fair Work probe
KEY employer groups are urging Joe Hockey to start the Productivity Commission inquiry into the Fair Work Act as soon as possible to ensure there is adequate time for public debate about any proposed changes to the workplace laws. → Read More
Lack of market tests led to 457 visa surge
LIMITED labour market testing has led to a large increase in 457 visa applications not being approved, while thousands of foreign workers would not have gained visas if the regime were more broadly applied. → Read More
AMWU attacks Chevron’s plan to employ foreign welders
ONE of the joint venture companies building Chevron’s $54 billion LNG project wants to bring in 30 foreign welders on 457 visas, despite an oversupply of qualified Australian employees, unions claim. → Read More
Skills shortage at record low level
THE number of occupations experiencing skill shortages has fallen to a historic low, with resource related vacancies now among the easiest to fill. → Read More
Coalition hunt for union links
THE Abbott government has asked commonwealth agencies to supply detailed information about contact with unions, including during the years Julia Gillard and Kevin Rudd were in office, leaked documents reveal. → Read More