Researchers at Swinburne University, in conjunction with Infrared Robotics (IR), have developed a collaborative robot system that automatically treats soft tissue injuries in the neck, back, and head.
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Bitzer workers continue to strike
Striking workers from Bitzer, a maker of refrigeration parts and large evaporators, are holding a 24 hour a day vigil outside the company’s Melbourne premises.
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To sack or not to sack?
IR and HR issues are some of the most complex areas of running a company today, but many manufacturers continue to treat them as secondary matters. Alan Johnson reports.
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AMWU pushing for reform of labour hire industry
The AMWU will this week tell the Victorian Inquiry into the Labour Hire Industry, which is being held in Melbourne, that the sector requires more regulation to protect workers’ rights.
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French workers jailed for detaining bosses at Goodyear factory
Eight former workers from a Goodyear tyre factory in Northern France have received 24 month jail sentences for holding two bosses captive as part of an industrial dispute.
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AMWU to hold submarines rally in Adelaide
The Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union is set to hold a rally in Adelaide today, demanding a local build of Australia’s next generation submarines.
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Textile union may merge with CFMEU
The Textile, Clothing and Footwear Union has confirmed it may merge with the much larger Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union.
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Unions welcome Vic’s portable long service leave proposal
The nature of the workplace has changed and employee access to long service leave should also change, according to the ACTU.
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Unions attack Productivity Commission’s Perth no-show
Unions have attacked the Productivity Commission’s decision to cancel today’s public hearing in Perth which was to be part of its workplace relations inquiry.
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Industry wants further workplace relations changes
The Australian Industry Group has urged the Productivity Commission to go further with workplace relations changes in a number of areas, in addition to those changes proposed in its Draft Report.
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Boral sues CFMEU over black ban
Building products group Boral is suing the CFMEU for $20.7m over a black ban the union ran in 2013 and 2014.
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Voting underway to save Holden through workplace savings measures
Voting has begun on proposed changes to workplace arrangements for 1,700 workers at Holden’s Elizabeth factory, with the AMWU claiming that a “no” vote would see the company end its manufacturing operations in Australia in 2016.
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Industry not delighted by Coalition IR policy
Industry groups have criticised the Coalition’s new industrial relations policy as not going far enough. They claim it will not deliver the confidence that the economy needs.
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