Law firm warns employers against refusing workers to rally   :)
Coolum and north shore news.
15th Oct 2018

AN INDUSTRIAL law firm has warned employers who refuse to allow employees to take leave to attend this month's union rally may be breaking workplace laws.

The information comes after Fair Work Ombudsman said it was investigating allegations of people being involved in unprotected industrial action ahead of the Change the Rules Campaign rallied held across Australia, including Gladstone.

It said employers were entitled, under the Fair Work Act, to deduct four hours' wages from an employee if they took part in industrial action without authorisation, even if they were away from work for a shorter period.


But Maurice Blackburn said under the Fair Work Act, employees have a right not to be discriminated against because of their political opinion.

Maurice Blackburn's national head of employment and industrial law Josh Bornstein said employers could not unreasonably refuse to allow employees to take annual leave.

"The right to protest is a fundamental tenet of a democratic society," Mr Bornstein said.

"If an employer refuses to allow an employee to take leave to attend the rally, it could amount to adverse action under the Fair Work Act."

Mr Bornstein said corporate employers who breached the Fair Work Act could be liable for a fine of up to $63,000 per contravention. 

Individuals who breached the Fair Work Act or were involved in contraventions of the Fair Work Act could be liable for fines of up to $12,600 per contravention.

The rallies, part of the ACTU's Change the Rules campaign, are to protest current workplace laws and to call for workers to have more "power" when it came to asking for a pay rise.

The Gladstone rally will be held on October 23 from noon to 1pm at Gladstone Marina.

Rallies will also be held in Melbourne, Rockhampton and Townsville.

What's the fine for Libtards walking off job? 

The fine will be a tick in the box for labor at the next election.   :)

whiteknight wrote on Oct 16^th, 2018 at 7:58am:

The fine will be a tick in the box for labor at the next election.   :)

No it won't. Ticks in boxes are not formal votes. Boxes on ballot papers must be numbered in sequence, and enough boxes must be numbered for the vote to be counted as formal.

go and attend the rally.
hold up a placard telling other people that they are responsible for your sorry state of being.
it wont help.

far better to hit the library or hit the gym for an hour or two and improve yourself then to arrogantly tell other people that they need to improve

Bam wrote on Oct 16^th, 2018 at 9:06am:

whiteknight wrote on Oct 16th, 2018 at 7:58am: The fine will be a tick in the box for labor at the next election.   :) No it won't. Ticks in boxes are not formal votes. Boxes on ballot papers must be numbered in sequence, and enough boxes must be numbered for the vote to be counted as formal.

Interestingly, the numbers can be written as words.

And, a mixture of words and numerals is acceptable.

One

2

3

Four

5

Six


No ticks, though.

Thank heavens for the good unions of Australia.   [smiley=thumbsup.gif] 

whiteknight wrote on Oct 16^th, 2018 at 10:07am:

Thank heavens for the good unions of Australia.   [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

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Its time wrote on Oct 16^th, 2018 at 10:46am:

whiteknight wrote on Oct 16th, 2018 at 10:07am: Thank heavens for the good unions of Australia.   [smiley=thumbsup.gif]  [smiley=tekst-toppie.gif] [smiley=tekst-toppie.gif]

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The people's PM is steadily pushing the anti-Christ unions out into the cold.

It would be a tiny "rally" anyway as the unions only have < 10% "membership" now.

The unions would get GetUp! and the Greenies to employ hundreds of Rent A Crowds.

It will be a tiny rally he says.   ;D