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	<title>The Oi Group - IR NEWS UPDATE</title>
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	<description>Industrial &#38; Employment Law Advocates</description>
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		<title>NUW Senior Officials Found To Have Misused Their Authority</title>
		<link>http://www.theoigroup.com.au/blog/?p=1448</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 04:37:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Misuse of Authority]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[NUW]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Baiada Poultry placed an application with Fair Work Australia, in respect to the National Union of Workers (NUW) and some of its officials.  Baiada claimed that the conduct of the officials and the Union was both improper and unlawful.
There had been a lengthy hearing before Fair Work Australia which required the submission of material - [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NUW Bargaining Order Denied - Employer Deemed To Be Bargaining In Good Faith</title>
		<link>http://www.theoigroup.com.au/blog/?p=1443</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 04:31:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[good faith bargaining]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[NUW]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The National Union of Workers (NUW) placed an application with Fair Work Australia alleging that Patties Foods Ltd were not bargaining in good faith in relation to a proposed Enterprise Agreement with its employees.
Patties Foods, which operates a food manufacturing facility in Bairnsdale Victoria, provided employees with a letter informing them of their representational rights [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Former Employee With Less Than 2 Years Service Awarded Maximum Unfair Dismissal Compensation</title>
		<link>http://www.theoigroup.com.au/blog/?p=1439</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 23:53:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[unfair dismissal]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[compensation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[harsh]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[unjust]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[unreasonable]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Mr James Lane - A former fruitier at The Heights Grocer, had his employment terminated by telephone, where he claimed he was informed the dismissal was because he did not get on with other employees’.
After an unsuccessful conciliation the matter proceeded to hearing before Commissioner Cambridge.  The Respondent did not attend the current hearing, or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Employees dismissed and then told to obtain ABN number before re-hire  &#8230; Results in Sydney executives being fined over sham contracting</title>
		<link>http://www.theoigroup.com.au/blog/?p=1435</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 23:48:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sham Contracting]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Two former executives of a Sydney finance company have been fined a total of $16,950 for sham contracting activity that affected nine workers.
The former owner and sole director of Parramatta-based Centennial Financial Services, Rolf Mertes, has been fined $13,200. The company’s former human resources manager, Christopher Chorazy, has also been fined $3750.
The penalties were imposed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>‘Bullied’ Employee Not Permitted Extension Of Time To Pursue Unfair Dismissal</title>
		<link>http://www.theoigroup.com.au/blog/?p=1432</link>
		<comments>http://www.theoigroup.com.au/blog/?p=1432#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 23:41:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[extension of time]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bullying]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A former employee of Cronulla Sutherland Leagues Club, Mr Brad Linsell, filed an unfair dismissal application with Fair Work Australia on January 11, 2011, claiming that he had been constructively dismissed.
The Applicant who had been a manager with the Respondent, instructed his solicitors on 5 October 2010 regarding alleged bullying and mistreatment by the Respondent. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Annual Wage Review 2010–11 - adjustments to minimum; award; and non-award wages</title>
		<link>http://www.theoigroup.com.au/blog/?p=1423</link>
		<comments>http://www.theoigroup.com.au/blog/?p=1423#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 07:15:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[federal minimum wage]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[minimum wages]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Modern Awards]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[wages]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The outcome of this years annual wage review in relation to modern award minimum wages is that from the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2011 minimum weekly wages are increased by 3.4 per cent, with commensurate increases in hourly rates on the basis of a 38 hour week.
The increase applies to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Employer Not Constitutional Corporation Therefore Employee Not Entitled to Pursue Unfair Dismissal</title>
		<link>http://www.theoigroup.com.au/blog/?p=1420</link>
		<comments>http://www.theoigroup.com.au/blog/?p=1420#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 02:28:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[constitutional corporation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[trading]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Mr Christopher Daly’s employment as a Radio Station Manager was terminated by Wangki Yupurnanupurra Aboriginal Corporation.  An unfair dismissal claim was lodged by the applicant with Fair Work Australia.
An unsuccessful conciliation led the matter to hearing before Commissioner Williams.
The respondent objected to the application on the grounds that the organisation was not an employer for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Extension Of Time Granted On Appeal</title>
		<link>http://www.theoigroup.com.au/blog/?p=1415</link>
		<comments>http://www.theoigroup.com.au/blog/?p=1415#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 01:42:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[general protections]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Appeal]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[extension of time]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Mr M N Robinson, a former employee of Interstate Transport Pty Ltd had his representative lodge a General Protections application, after his employment was terminated.  The application was lodged 2 days late.  After an unsuccessful conciliation, Commissioner Simpson of Fair Work Australia gave directions for submissions from both parties, and decided the case on the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Centrelink ‘Instantly’ Terminates Employment 12 Months After Offences Occurred</title>
		<link>http://www.theoigroup.com.au/blog/?p=1411</link>
		<comments>http://www.theoigroup.com.au/blog/?p=1411#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 01:07:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[summary dismissal]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Centrelink]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[lawful and reasonable instructions]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Commonwealth of Australia (Centrelink) terminated the employment of Ms Violeta Paunovska on 13 October 2010, for failure to comply with lawful and reasonable directions and failure to treat everyone with respect and courtesy and without harassment.
The Respondent claimed that the Applicant - who had been employed with Centrelink since 1989 - became aggressive, raised [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Should Employee Bargaining Representatives Be Paid To Attend To Negotiations?</title>
		<link>http://www.theoigroup.com.au/blog/?p=1403</link>
		<comments>http://www.theoigroup.com.au/blog/?p=1403#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 06:31:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[bargaining representative]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Victorian Police]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Sergeant (Sgt.) Richard Bowers was appointed as a Bargaining Representative for himself and 132 other police officers, in relation to enterprise agreement negotiations with Victoria Police (Vicpol). The Police Federation of Australia was also appointed as a bargaining representative for other employees.
Sgt. Bowers sought, but was refused, paid leave to attend negotiations, and as a [...]]]></description>
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