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Monthly Archives: June 2011
Stephen Dolphin explains his Supreme Court win against Medical Panels
On Monday this week the full court of the supreme court of South Australia handed down what is being regarded as a landmark decision and a rebuke to the Workers Compensation changes brought in by the Rann government in 2008. … Continue reading
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Tagged Catherine Zengerer, courts, Stephen Dolphin, unions, workcover, your rights at night
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Union News 30 June 2011
All the union news from around Australia and the world. Australian Workers’ Union welcomes the Fair Work Ombudsman decision to prosecute three companies over underpayments of workers Royal Darwin Hostpital workers win backpay of thousands of dollars Greece grinds to … Continue reading
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Young Workers’ Legal Service discusses underpayment of wages
The Young Workers’ Legal Service (YWLS) provides workers under the age of 30 with free, confidential advice about work-related matters. The YWLS is staffed by volunteer advisors – in their final or penultimate year of law – under the guidance … Continue reading
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Tagged Nadine Levy, underpayment, union, wages, your rights at night, ywls
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APHEDA trip to Palestine
In March this year, the Union Aid Abroad group Australian People for Health, Education and Development Abroad (or APHEDA) toured the Middle East to learn about what workers and trade unions face in various countries. One of the people on … Continue reading
Work Life Balance – are we heading in the wrong direction?
The 9th Industrial and Organisational Psychology Conference gets underway in Brisbane tomorrow. Research on a wide range of topics from social networking, cyberloafing, workplace bullying and office incivility to mental health at work, work–life balance and factors affecting leadership and career success … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, boss, Catherine Zengerer, depression, Prue Millear, union, work, work life balance, your rights at night
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Bank workers reject Kelly’s flawed logic for offshoring Australian jobs
Bank and finance workers have overwhelmingly rejected the reasons put forward by Westpac’s Gail Kelly for considering lifting a freeze on offshoring Australian jobs. A recent survey of over 3,200 bank and finance workers, conducted by the Finance Sector Union, … Continue reading
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Tagged Catherine Zengerer, Finance Sector Union, Gail Kelly, leon carter, union, Westpac, your rights at night
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Maritime Union wins radiation testing for imported Japanese Cars
In early May, cars arriving in Chile from Japan were found to be contaminated with radiation. Despite this, The Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA) refused to commit to scanning cargo for radiation levels. Niow, after long talks … Continue reading
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Tagged car, cars, Catherine Zengerer, Fukushima, Japan, Maritime union, MUA, radiation, union, your rights at night
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Union news 23 June 2011
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Cleaners rally for fair pay on International Cleaner’s Day
A research report released on Wednesday, 15th June 2011, International Cleaners’ Day, finds the state of the retail cleaning industry is in a state of crisis— a danger to the public and cleaners alike. The report reveals that cleaning companies … Continue reading
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Tagged Cathy Daniels, cleaners, Cleanstart, Spotless, union, United Voice, Westfield, your rights at night
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