Unions are set to meet this weekend to discuss whether or not to continue industrial action over a pay dispute between airline engineers and Qantas.
Eight flights were cancelled on Friday morning due to over 100 engineers in Melbourne walking off the job for four hours, in protest of Qantas refusing to raise it’s offer of [...]
Airline unions to consider further strikes over wage dispute
June 2nd, 2008 · No Comments · Engineering
Tags:ACTU·Airline union·ALAEA·engineer·industrial action·Qantas
Queensland looking at extension of working visa program
April 15th, 2008 · No Comments · Energy, Engineering, Mining, Water
The State Goverment of Queensland is calling for extension of the age limits on working visas, which has appeared as a key source of candidates for the State’s companies.
Queensland Minister for Tourism, Regional Development and Industry, Desley Boyle, has contacted the federal Immigration Minister Chris Evans to ask that the age barriers be dissolved.
She says [...]