Farstad Shipping (The Indian Pacific) v MUA

A party can be genuinely trying to reach agreement even if you have not fully particularised its major claims. http://www.fwa.gov.au/decisionssigned/html/2011fwafb1686.htm In this case, the MUA began negotiations with the shipping industry about a log of claims. The MUA indicated it was prepared to negotiate individually with the employer on some of the matters in its […]

Genuinely Trying

In this case, the MUA began negotiations with the shipping industry about a log of claims. The union indicated it was prepared to negotiate individually with the employer on some of the matters in its industry log of claims, and three meetings were held between the union and the employer before the union sought a […]

To be protected you need to be genuinely trying

The parties (John Holland Rail Pty. Ltd, The Australian Rail, Tram and Bus Industry Union and the Australian Workers’ Union) were engaged in enterprise agreement negotiations for a single agreement to replace three existing agreements over approximately 12 months. The employer eventually put a proposed agreement to employees to vote upon and employees voted against […]