Koori and looking for work in construction? training opportunity
Some places are still available for the first Koori Job Ready Construction Course of 2012, which starts next week on Monday February 6, 2012.
“With many of our graduates gaining employment through our program last year and with over 200 positions to fill this year in construction alone, this is a great opportunity for any Aboriginal person to gain employment in the industry,” says Rohan Tobler, Manager of Recruitment, Placement & Mentoring at the Aboriginal Employment Program.
New CFMEU editions of Awards now on website
The 2nd edition of the CFMEU publications of the Modern Awards for the Mobile Crane Hiring and Joinery and Building Trades sectors can now be downloaded from this website.
Follow the link to our Member Services/Wages Information page to view or download a copy of the Award.
UK blacklisted worker loses case because not an employee
The UK Blacklist Support Group issued the following Media Release following the decision by the Employment Tribunal on Friday January 20, 2012:
Agency workers have no legal protection against blacklisting by multi-national firms according to a shock decision in the Central London Employment Tribunal today.
The court found that Dave Smith (an engineer) had been blacklisted by the respondents Carillion (JM) Limited and Schal International Limited (a wholly owned subsidiary of Carillion) because he raised concerns about asbestos on building sites and because of his trade union activities. The firms actually admitted that their managers had supplied the malicious information to Mr Smith's blacklist file in a signed statement to the court.
