Australian Workers' Union boss Paul Howes says the Reserve Bank of Australia has signed a "death warrant" for manufacturing by putting its cash rate on hold.
But the coalition insists it is the threat of the carbon tax, which starts on July 1, that is making industry nervous.
Business groups have raised their concerns over today’s decision by Fair Work Australia to increase pay for community and disability service workers by up to 41 per cent, saying it creates huge risks and adds an extra cost burden to sectors.
The industrial relations umpire has signed off on a workplace agreement between Qantas and its engineers.
Fair Work Australia said it had endorsed the agreement, after a long-running dispute between the airline and the workers.
One of Australia's largest and most powerful unions has broken new ground by adopting a brand that rivals the more imaginative branding strategies dreamed up corporate marketing executives.
Between 600 and 1000 workers have walked off the job on Woodside's $12 billion Pluto project after being threatened with eviction over an issue with the worker's dongas, the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union has claimed.
Childcare workers at an operator with three centres in Perth who have not been paid on time are planning to lodge an official complaint with the Industrial Relations Commission against their employer.
The state's peak business lobby group is disappointed that its attempt to secure important changes to the proposed new award for the building and construction industry has been unsuccessful.
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