Andrews caught out with false claims about Construction Code
Opposition Leader, Daniel Andrews, has again resorted to falsehood to try to defend himself.
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Industrial Relations
ACCC takes court action against CFMEU alleging secondary boycott
The Victorian Government welcomes today’s announcement by the ACCC that it has commenced legal action against the CFMEU and CFMEU officials John Setka and Shaun Reardon over the alleged secondary boycott of Boral.
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Court of Appeal rejects CFMEU criminal contempt appeal
The Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) has today failed in its attempt to overturn a Supreme Court finding
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New construction industry Code to strengthen compliance
The Victorian Coalition Government has today released a new Victorian Code of Practice for the Building and Construction Industry.
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CFMEU appeal thrown out by the High Court
CFMEU loses yet another court case Napthine Government committed to law-abiding, safe and productive construction sites Voters face a clear
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Drug and alcohol screening to be enforced on construction sites
New requirements for tighter screening of drug and alcohol use at construction workplaces across Victoria will commence from 1 July,
Read moreProductivity Commission endorses Victorian Building and Construction Guidelines
The Victorian Coalition Government has welcomed a draft report from the Productivity Commission that recommends that the Commonwealth, and all
Read moreCoalition Government to act on unlawful pickets and blockades
New move-on laws being brought into Parliament by the Victorian Coalition Government today will give Victoria Police the power to
Read moreCCCU to target work site conduct under revised construction guidelines
The Victorian Coalition Government has today announced changes to its building and construction industry guidelines in response to last week’s
Read moreCCCU to investigate compliance within Victorian building industry
The Victorian Coalition Government has given terms of reference to the Construction Code Compliance Unit (CCCU) to undertake a detailed
Read moreNew workplace guidelines in force for Victorian construction industry
Victoria’s tough new building and construction industry guidelines, which came into operation on Sunday, will drive productivity and improve work
Read moreNew guidelines to boost value for money on Victorian construction projects
The Victorian Coalition Government today released enhanced Implementation Guidelines to the Victorian Code of Practice for the Building and Construction
Read moreJulia Gillard’s toothless building industry law undermines the rule of law
Last week the Gillard Labor Government snuck through amendments to its legislation to scrap the Australian Building and Construction Commission
Read moreCommonwealth’s pay equity announcement leaves key questions unanswered
The Victorian Coalition Government strongly supports the principle of gender pay equity. The Victorian Government is the only government to
Read moreCoalition Govt warns ABCC abolition will lead to more industrial unrest and increased costs
Today in Federal Parliament, the Gillard Government tabled the Building and Construction industry Improvement (Transition to Fair Work) Bill 2011
Read moreVictorian Coalition Government releases draft IR guidelines for comment
The Victorian Coalition Government today released for public comment a draft of new industrial relations guidelines for Victorian Government building
Read moreCFMEU’s history of defying the rule of law must stop
Today’s Federal Court decisions imposing fines and legal costs of $560,000 on the CFMEU highlight the culture of intimidation and
Read moreSARC Report: Youth wages, schools head Labor’s hit list
The Labor majority of the all-party Parliamentary Scrutiny of Acts and Regulations Committee (SARC) has proposed that the payment of
Read moreVictoria heads back to dark days of union thuggery under Brumby
John Brumby needs to take tough action against union intimidation and thuggery to stop Victoria sinking back into an industrial
Read moreRail union coercion is bad news for Victoria
Reports that the Rail, Tram and Bus Union has agreed to drop its previous refusal to operate trains with “minor
Read moreIndustrial action increasing in Victoria due to Labor’s distain for workers
Hansard: 13 March 2008 ASSEMBLY Health professionals: industrial action Mr CLARK (Box Hill) — The Brumby government’s handling of industrial
Read moreVictoria – the strike capital of the nation under Brumby
The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) industrial dispute statistics released today show that Victoria was responsible for more than
Read moreHulls At Odds With Federal Labor’s National Employment Standards
Yesterday’s Federal Government release of draft National EmploymentStandards further highlights the conflicts between Victorian and FederalLabor over industrial relations, Shadow
Read moreHulls Rebuffs Gillard on Uniform IR System
Victorian Industrial Relations Minister Rob Hulls has delivered a rebuffto Federal Labor’s moves for a uniform national industrial relationssystem by
Read moreBrumby backs down on worker cash payments, but radical IR laws continue
The Brumby Government has been forced to abandon a plan that would havedemanded employees be paid in cash unless they
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