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Labour Review issue no. 96 - November 2002

wages

Wage Trends in Enterprise Agreements
Average annual wage increase for certified agreements in the June quarter 2002 was 4.2% This is up on the previous quarter but broadly consistent with the average over the past few years.

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Work Hours

Enterprise Agreements and Weekend Work
Ordinary hours of work for the majority of employees have been from Mondays to Fridays. Some industries have always been exceptions, notably agriculture, emergency services, hospitality and restaurants and mining.

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AWAs and EAs

Innovative Clauses in Enterprise Agreements
There is a shift in some EAs to pooled leave entitlements as well as some relatively generous entitlements.

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AWAs and EAs

Pattern Bargaining: Is There a Statistical Case For Reform?
Tony Abott is at it again, trying to outlaw pattern bargaining.

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entitlements

Workers' Entitlements: Why Portability Remains the Sticking Point
12,000 workers lose their jobs annually because employers run into financial trouble, according to Australian Bureau of Statistics figures

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contractors

Cleaning Up the Contract for Services
Legislative intervention is needed to curb the practice of converting "employees" into "contractors".

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contractors

Couriers Identified As Principal Contractor
Couriers Please went to considerable lengths to avoid being identified as a principal contractor.

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union rights - international

Economic Woes, Distrust of Big Business - and Strong Support for Unions
Workers' support for unions in the USA has surged in the wake of corporate scandals.

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Decisions

Application of Awards After a Transmission of Business.
The concept of "joint employment" might be making its way into Australian IR jurisdictions , with implications for labour hire, following a full bench decision by the AIRC.

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