Information update courtesy of : Freight & Trade Alliance (FTA) Pty Ltd.
| Svitzer Australia – Fair Work Commission steps in to review lockout |
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| Svitzer Australia took drastic action yesterday to notify three maritime unions and relevant staff at 17 ports across Australia of its intention to lockout all crews covered by its 2016 Enterprise Agreement, effective from noon this Friday.
With no immediate resolution evident, Freight & Trade Alliance (FTA) and the Australian Peak Shippers Association (APSA) joined other peak trade and commodity representative bodies with escalation of media coverage and advocacy to the office of The Hon. Tony Burke (Federal Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations) via senior staff at the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations.
In what is encouraging news, advice has been received earlier this evening that the Fair Work Commission will hold a hearing tomorrow at midday in relation to the proposed lockout.
It is understood that if termination orders are made at the hearing, it will end all Protected Industrial Action and will initiate arbitration of the bargaining claims.
Specific Freight teams will continue to monitor and keep you abreast of relevant outcomes as this scenario progresses towards the deadlines imposed. |
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