This is my latest purchase, Paris Angel Made of Broken Glass, by Dr Lisa Anderson. Dr Anderson has recently had her work on display at both David Rex-Livingston’s Gallery in Surry Hills and Customs House in Circular Quay. To see more of Lisa’s work visit her page on the Rex-Livingston website.
Paris Angel Made of Broken Glass
Draffin v Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union [2009] FCAFC 120 (10 September 2009)
A Full Court of the Federal Court comprising Goldberg, Jacobson and Tracey JJ has overturned a decision of a single Federal Court Judge on the question of the appropriate penalties to be imposed upon a union and a number of its officers in relation to coercive conduct done contrary to the Building and Construction Industry Improvement Act 2005 and the Workplace Relations Act 1996.
The purpose of the contravened sections of the two Acts, was to prevent coercive conduct intended to prejudice employees and employers who elected to have their relationship regulated by industrial instruments of their choosing. The union sought to prevent employees engaged under Australian Workplace Agreements (AWAs) from working on a site on which some of its members were employed. [...] Continue Reading…
The Full Bench of the Industrial Relations Commission of NSW comprising Walton J, Vice-President; Sams DP, Stanton C, has handed down a statement setting out the resolution of a lengthy, complex industrial dispute by the IRC using what has become colloquially known as the “BlueScope Model”. The BlueScope Model had its origins in proceedings some years ago which were successful in settling a lengthy industrial dispute in the Steel Industry. (See Re Notification under s.130 by the Minister for Industrial Relations of a Dispute between BHP Billiton and the Australian Workers’ Union (NSW) & Ors Re Proposed Strike Action. [...] Continue Reading…
This is the latest addition to my art collection. It is by the lawyer turned artist, Simon Fieldhouse. It captures the lower facade of 185 Elizabeth St, Sydney directly in front of Bambini Trust Restaurant’s Wine Room. Various members of Denman Chambers who regularly enjoy the Wine Room together with a magpie and a Cardigan Corgi called “Lily”.
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MacPherson v Coal & Allied Mining Services Pty Ltd (No 2) [2009] FMCA 881 (9 September 2009).
This decision by Federal Magistrate Raphael deals with a couple of sections of the Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cth) not been previously judicially considered. The decision will also have ramifications under the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth). The case involves whether an employer could require an employee to work additional hours based upon a new roster and whether by refusing to do this work, the employee has been stood down contrary to the Act. The Federal Magistrate’s Court has recently been doing a considerable amount of cases involving industrial matters and has provided sound guidelines for employers and employees as to how to use the new statutory industrial regime. [...] Continue Reading…
