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Queensland apprentices set for pay rise after union win.
Apprentices and trainees across Queensland are set to receive tens of millions of dollars in back pay after the Federal Court today ruled to dismiss a judicial review brought by group training organisation All Trades Queensland, the Master Builders Association and the...
Profits before lives: Coalition Senators reject asbestos import recommendations
Turnbull Government Senators have put building industry profits and global free trade ahead of people’s lives, with the rejection of recommendations of a Senate Committee Inquiry report on illegal asbestos imports. The Committee yesterday handed down its interim...
Chaotic Turnbull Government goes after funds for apprenticeships, health & safety training
The Turnbull Government’s proposed legislation to control worker entitlement funds could lead to the loss of apprentice jobs, and erode the union movement’s ability to deliver vital industry health and safety programs. The Fair Work Laws Amendment (Proper Use of...
“We know where everyone lives” – Fair Work Commission orders Glencore to cease surveillance of its employees and withdraw disciplinary action against workers
Multinational mining giant Glencore has received a stunning rebuke after the Fair Work Commission ordered the company to cease surveillance of Oaky North mine workers when they were in the town and at their homes. The Commission found the company’s private security...