Retailers laud deal to cut penalty rates
Retailers have lauded a deal cutting penalty rates. Under the deal, the penalty rate loading for Saturday will be abolished and on Sunday will fall from 100 per cent to 50 per cent and on public holidays from 150 per cent to 100 per cent. The deal struck by Business SA and the Shop, Distributive & …
WFTU DENOUNCES ANTI-UNION POLICY OF AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT
The WFTU strongly rejects and denounces the anti union and anti workers policy of the Australian Government and the Australian government institutions in the eve of the schedules national protest of March 4th. The Fair Work Building and Construction agency of the Australian
Firefighter Presumptive legislation release
DAVID O’BYRNE, MP Minister for Police and Emergency Management Minister for Workplace Relations Tasmania Leads Nation on Fire Fighter Support Tasmania will become the first state in Australia to directly compensate fire fighters who contract a serious illness in the line of duty. Read more or (or right-click/Cmd-click to save to your computer: PDF download).
National Bulletin #17: WA Presumptive Legislation
WA Government commits to presumptive legislation: click here to read (or right-click/Cmd-click to save to your computer: PDF download).
Cuts all round
Victoria’s Minister for Emergency Services, the MFB and CFA confirm an approximately $41 million cut to the CFA’s budget and $25 million cut to the MFB’s. More cuts are to follow down the track. The week’s news September 7, 2012 Links to selected firefighter workplace, industrial, technology and OHS news stories. Australia Vic: Minister confirms significant budget …
Hobart fire ruling
The week’s news August 31, 2012 Links to selected firefighter workplace, industrial, technology and OHS news stories. Australia Tas: Myer loses legal action over Hobart fire Legal action by Myer against the Tasmania Fire Commission over the blaze that destroyed the retail giant’s Hobart store has been thrown into doubt following a court decision. Justice Alan Blow …