CPSU, the Community and Public Sector Union v Victoria Legal Aid [2013] FWC 1441 (7 March 2013) Sometimes negotiations for an enterprise agreement get tough but trying to short-circuit matters can backfire. An employer has been ordered to halt a proposed ballot until further discussions take place with bargaining representatives, in this case a union. […]
When Target Stores needed to renew its enterprise agreement this year, it thought it would be dealing with the shop assistant’s union (the SDA). But the NUW which covers warehousing employees decided to muscle in, and persuaded some SDA members to join their union. The NUW then said it was entitled to a seat at […]
When an employer objected to a union making submissions about its enterprise agreement at the approval stage, the union argued it had a member at the workplace so it was entitled to be heard. However, the Fair Work Commission had other ideas and refused to admit the union’s submission. This unusual set of circumstances arose […]
Business as usual during bargaining The Australian Workers’ Union v Woodside Energy Limited [2012] FWA 4332 (30 MAY 2012) Just because an employer is bargaining with a union or employees doesn’t mean changes to the business affecting employees can’t be made. Many organisations assume that once negotiations for an agreement start, especially where good faith […]
Just because an employer is bargaining with a union or employees doesn’t mean changes to the business affecting employees can’t be made. Many organisations assume that once negotiations for an agreement start, especially where good faith bargaining orders are contemplated, that nothing in the workplace can change, that changes would undermine the bargaining process. Not […]
Unequal opposite reaction Australian and International Pilots Association v Fair Work Australia [2012] FCAFC 65 (10 May 2012) The old adage in physics, ‘to each action there is an equal and opposite reaction’ doesn’t apply in enterprise bargaining disputes. A full bench of the Federal Court has rejected the pilots’ union claim that Qantas overreacted […]
The old adage in physics, ‘to each action there is an equal and opposite reaction’ doesn’t apply in enterprise bargaining disputes. A full bench of the Federal Court has rejected the pilots’ union claim that Qantas overreacted to industrial action last year when Qantas grounded the fleet. The pilots’ union, AIPA, told the court that […]
When an employer refuses to bargain with a union or employees and just says “no”, Fair Work Australia (FWA) will force the issue. A FWA full bench has made clear in a recent decision that an employer must not engage in the practice known as “surface bargaining”. This is a tactic, as its name suggests, […]
Ross Clarke has more than a decade’s experience in the enterprise bargaining room.
The knowledge and skill he has acquired in this time has enabled him to develop a highly sophisticated planning and process model for successful enterprise bargaining. This proven methodology delivers results across all industries including distribution, hospitality, banking, retail, manufacturing, telecommunications and gaming.
“Ross’s knowledge of industrial relations and his ability to understand how and when to communicate internally with government; and with the media were instrumental in guiding the Association’s successful response to the campaign.”
Patrick Griffin OAM, Australian Hotels Association
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