60 http://www.wairc.wa.gov.au/ en-us News of the Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission Copyright (c) 2007 Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:00:00 +0800 http://www.wairc.wa.gov.au/Pages/News/ViewNews.aspx?newsid=108 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:00:00 +0800 The Commission in Court Session handed down its decision in the 2009 State Wage Case on Thursday, 11 June 2009. 4d3dcffd-d373-4c5a-a687-b660344806eb NewsFeed.xml http://www.wairc.wa.gov.au/Pages/News/ViewNews.aspx?newsid=109 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:00:00 +0800 The Commission In Court Session issued a General Order for the 2009 Location Allowances on Monday, 29 June 2009. 2fd85d98-a310-4c5c-9a83-2d54e4f52610 NewsFeed.xml http://www.wairc.wa.gov.au/Pages/News/ViewNews.aspx?newsid=110 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:00:00 +0800 The Hon Acting President is pleased to advise that he has engaged a new Associate. 019d22d2-303b-42a9-be54-8e8cea18a65c NewsFeed.xml http://www.wairc.wa.gov.au/Pages/News/ViewNews.aspx?newsid=111 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:00:00 +0800 Section 29AA(3) and (4) of the Industrial Relations Act, 1979 provides that the Commission must not determine a claim for harsh, oppressive or unfair dismissal or a claim for a denied contractual benefit if an industrial instrument does not apply to the employment and the contract of employment provides for a salary which exceeds the prescribed amount. 9918b788-bb99-4b57-8a6d-f2074c8c5be6 NewsFeed.xml http://www.wairc.wa.gov.au/Pages/News/ViewNews.aspx?newsid=112 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:00:00 +0800 The Industrial Appeal Court has held that it does not have the power to extend the time within which an appeal may be instituted: <a href="http://www.wairc.wa.gov.au/Files/2009WASCA0119.doc" ><i>Saldanha v. Fujitsu Australia Ltd</i> [2009] WASCA 119</a>. 05a305c5-b382-4a5f-ae2e-ec51904a20b2 NewsFeed.xml http://www.wairc.wa.gov.au/Pages/News/ViewNews.aspx?newsid=115 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:00:00 +0800 In an application lodged on 25 August 2009 the SSTU claimed that the implementation of the Independent Public Schools Program (IPSP) should be delayed as it was being hastily implemented by DET and a number of industrial issues needed to be negotiated prior to the implementation. 8432863c-779a-44df-a6f3-2853412b18ab NewsFeed.xml http://www.wairc.wa.gov.au/Pages/News/ViewNews.aspx?newsid=116 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:00:00 +0800 The Industrial Appeal Court has upheld the finding of the Full Bench of the Commission that a prisoner is not an employee. 34427daa-a4a9-48f3-8953-90b531b4211d NewsFeed.xml http://www.wairc.wa.gov.au/Pages/News/ViewNews.aspx?newsid=117 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:00:00 +0800 The Full Bench has approved the registration of Community Employers WA as an organisation of employers. 451f4d8f-7c80-4947-bb93-952567c63e89 NewsFeed.xml http://www.wairc.wa.gov.au/Pages/News/ViewNews.aspx?newsid=118 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:00:00 +0800 The applicant, who was employed as a receptionist, alleged she was unfairly dismissed by the Al-Hidayah Islamic School. 318dc7b4-785c-444a-8d25-986478e4c6e1 NewsFeed.xml http://www.wairc.wa.gov.au/Pages/News/ViewNews.aspx?newsid=119 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:00:00 +0800 Today (17 October 2009) Senior Commissioner Jennifer Smith commences her appointment as Acting President and will deal with matters within the President's jurisdiction filed from today onward. 947d33ee-9a02-4e1b-90be-98820f4e4d7f NewsFeed.xml http://www.wairc.wa.gov.au/Pages/News/ViewNews.aspx?newsid=120 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:00:00 +0800 The Full Bench has today, by a majority, upheld the decision of a Commissioner that the Shire of Ravensthorpe is not a trading corporation. b9f39085-6f82-491d-a4a9-01d4f60363e4 NewsFeed.xml http://www.wairc.wa.gov.au/Pages/News/ViewNews.aspx?newsid=121 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:00:00 +0800 The Full Bench has decided to dismiss an appeal against a decision of the Commission to reopen a hearing on whether the Kimberley Land Council is a trading corporation. 0df78526-0fb9-4f94-ab2d-e7bf93c8422d NewsFeed.xml