According to the statistics published by the Department of Employment on Trends in Federal Enterprise Bargaining, the average annualised wage increase in federal agreements approved by the Fair Work Commission in the December 2015 quarter dropped to a record low.
The 2.9% average increase in the 1,231 private sector agreements approved in the December quarter is the lowest since the... MORE
Fair Work Building and Construction (FWBC) has issued notice to the Construction and Building industry advising of their new role.
From Wednesday May 18 2016, FWBC will be responsible for the assessment of new enterprise agreements for compliance with the Building Code 2013.
Further, any new enterprise agreements entered into by building contractors or building industry... MORE
NECA has been advised of the proposed major revision to AS/NZS3000 (expected to be released before the end of the year) has been released for public comment.
NECA members should be aware that the public comment period is just nine weeks, so any comments must be received by Standards Australia within that period.
It is strongly suggested that those who wish... MORE
We pay our respect to all the ANZACs who served and died in war and on operational service on this day.
On this national public holiday, we embrace the ANZAC spirit are are proud of the qualities of courage, mateship and sacrifice that will forever have meaning and relevance to our sense of national identity.
With this in mind, employers are... MORE
A 60 year old Aircraft Engineer has won his job back after Jetstar terminated him for breaching ‘Cardinal Safety Rules’ at Avalon Airport in Victoria.
The dismissed employee, Mr Gill had worked as a Licensed Aircraft Maintenance Engineer for 30 years, the last four and half of which were for... MORE
Fitness for Work policies - ensuring compliance with the Building Code 2013
As of 1 February 2016, Fair Work Building & Construction (FWBC) commenced the final stage of its three phase implementation of the new drug and alcohol requirements as part of the Building Code 2013 (the Building Code).
The first and second stages focused on providing information to... MORE
An unlicensed builder from Guildford has been ordered by Parramatta Local Court to pay $75,775 in fines and costs as well as $14,700 consumer compensation.
Paul Logan, trading as Paul Logan Creations, was convicted of various Consumer Law and Home Building Act offences including unlicensed contracting of... MORE
In 2016 Women & Leadership Australia is administering a national initiative to support the development of female leaders across the construction sector.
From February 10, 2016 the initiative will provide women in the construction sector with grants for leadership development. More specifically, grant applications are open to women employed in the... MORE
We have now confirmed our second keynote speaker Martin Janse van Rensburg from CISCO, and our men's health expert Dr Michael Mol - a local TV personality.
Martin - who is a former electrician, will talk about the implications of technology on our industry, and work with Glenn Platt - from CSIRO, to help electrical contractors attending the conference explore what all this change could... MORE
Australia’s brightest electrical apprentices were recognised by NECA at its National Apprentice Awards event at the Hilton Hotel in Brisbane on 26 November.
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