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O’Farrell Government’s unfair wages cap suffers a blow
Over the past two days we have seen the O’Farrell government’s public sector wages cap come under close scrutiny in the NSW Upper House. Earlier this year the Public Sector Association (“PSA”) and the...
View ArticleIndustrial Relations Act 1996:Disallowance of the Industrial Relations...
This speech was delivered on 21 August 2013 in the NSW Upper House. You can read the full debate online here. INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ACT 1996: DISALLOWANCE OF THE INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS (PUBLIC SECTOR...
View ArticleStatutory an Other Offices Remuneration Act 1975; Disallowance of Statutory...
This speech was delivered on 22 August 2013 in the NSW Upper House. You can read the full debate online here. STATUTORY AND OTHER OFFICES REMUNERATION ACT 1975: DISALLOWANCE OF STATUTORY AND OTHER...
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Government edges closer to abolishing independent umpire [media]
The O’Farrell Government’s announcement yesterday that they would not be seeking to fill the position of 4 judges stepping down from the Industrial Relations Commission takes them one step closer to...
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ESTIMATES ROUND UP Industrial Relations
The complete transcript of this hearing is available here. David asked questions about: • The loss of Federal funding to NSW Industrial Relations as a result of a cancelled contract with the Fair Work...
View ArticleNational Action Day Against Bullying and Violence [Motion Debate]
This speech was delivered on 29/08/2013 in the NSW Upper House. You can read the full debate online here. NATIONAL ACTION DAY AGAINST BULLYING AND VIOLENCE Mr DAVID SHOEBRIDGE [11.05 a.m.]: I support...
View ArticleDo you have a WorkCover story?
It has been over a year since the O’Farrell government’s savage cuts to workers compensation passed the NSW Parliament and as a result many seriously injured workers have lost some or all of their...
View ArticleWorkers compensation changes again fail the test
In yet another example of the harsh impact the government’s workers compensation ‘reforms’ have had, workers who have sustained an injury that resulted in the amputation of a limb are having their...
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Blog – Wages policy and superannuation unfairness
The Government has once more used their regulation making power to force public sector workers to absorb the Federal Government 0.25% superannuation increase from their pay packets. The Minister’s...
View ArticleWorkCover again fails the test, prioritising profits over the protection of...
If you wanted a case study in a bureaucracy that ensures vulnerable people who need assistance can’t get it you would establish the NSW Workers Compensation Scheme: you would exclude legal...
View ArticleAbbott’s Royal Commission – targeting unions and protecting corrupt corporations
The Abbott Government has labelled its Royal Commission into Union Governance and Corruption a ”war on corruption” but in reality it’s deliberately ignoring the underlying source of corruption in the...
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Win for public sector employees on redundancy rights
Win for public sector employees on redundancy rights In a blow to the O’Farrell government’s harsh employment laws, the Court of Appeal today delivered a significant victory for public sector...
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Greens move Australia-wide proposal for Portable Long Service Leave
Today Greens MPs in Commonwealth and State Parliaments are uniting to call for an Australia-wide scheme to deliver Portable Long Service Leave for all working Australians. You can read SA Greens MP...
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Savaging of workers compensation benefits was not required – WorkCover’s own...
A report by the WorkCover Authority’s scheme actuary, Price Waterhouse Coopers, shows that the Coalition Government’s brutal cuts to workers compensation benefits were not required. The Coalition used...
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NSW Coalition deals a $350 million blow to injured workers
The NSW government has stripped another 16,000 injured workers of compensation benefits, worth a combined $350 million, with their successful appeal to the High Court against Mr Ronald Goudappel a...
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WIRO Seminar and Workshop “Myths and Realities” 2 years on from the 2012...
The first ever WIRO seminar on the changes to Workers Compensation saw around 500 practitioners gather together to discuss the impact and application of the changes. There was broad consensus that the...
View ArticleGreens support electrical workers right to strike
The Electrical Trades Union (ETU) has been hauled before the Fair Work Commission in an attempt to terminate lawfully protected industrial action as workers fight to secure their jobs in the face of...
View ArticleGreens support unions’ claim that NSW Coalition Government breached...
The Greens support the PSU, ACTU and CPSU in their complaint to the International Labour Organisation, arguing that the Government has breached international labour standards by placing an arbitrary...
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What happened to the Anzac Day public holiday?
Standing with the FBEU, Green Bans legend Jack Mundey and retired union members from the CFMEU and MUA The Greens NSW are calling for the NSW Premier to step in and give workers a weekday public...
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Anzac Day deserves to be a proper public holiday like any other
As published by the Sydney Morning Herald: Anzac Day is our national day of respect and remembrance. It is the day on which we reflect on the tragedy, sacrifice and waste of war. We promise not only to...
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