Workers First and the Australian Prison Officers Association (APOA) is heading out on the road this Ekka long weekend to visit rural communities and support local businesses.
We think it's as simple as Brisbane people who will enjoy a long weekend this week to simply ch...
As the United Voice Union (UVU) struggles to hold onto a monopoly over the Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre and all private correctional centres within Australia it currently has coverage for, we have today witnessed an outrage perpetrated by the UVU and ex-prisoners...
An employee was found to have been constructively dismissed after her employer unreasonably refused to grant her request for part-time work upon returning from maternity leave.
The relevant enterprise agreement entitled a returning employee to work part-time until her c...
A recent case of the Fair Work Commission (FWC) has provided guidance on how to calculate the statutory entitlement to paid personal leave/carer’s leave for shiftworkers (Mondelez Australia Pty Ltd).
The issue arose in the context of an application to approve an enterpr...
A Queensland-based tour operator has been sentenced to 12 month imprisonment and fined over $84,000 in the first contempt of court case brought by the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO).
The tour operator contravened freezing orders by transferring funds from the company’s accou...
The recent industrial action in New South Wales Correctional Centres has highlighted the urgent need for staffing reviews in all Correctional facilities throughout Australia.
New South Wales is just the latest state to face staffing cuts, or as the New South Wales Commi...
Director of Australian Prison Officers Association Brian Newman has called on the Queensland State Government to investigate the possibility of constructing a Corrective Services facility in the South Western Queensland town of Goondiwindi.
The Australian Prison Officers Association (APOA) met with the Crime and Corruption Commission (CCC) yesterday and has been invited to make submissions to the CCC inquiry as part of their Taskforce Flaxton.
The CCC is calling for written public submissions as part of Ta...
Let's face it, Queensland does not have the best reputation when it comes to payroll accuracy and nor does the State Government enjoy the confidence of workers in the State Government's capacity to provide a fair days pay for a fair days work efficiently anymore.
