Issue No 67 | 18 August 2000 | |
NewsPaying Dues Made Easier
Labor Council will apply to the NSW IR Commission seeking a clause be inserted in State awards that would require employers to collect and remit union dues at the request of an employee.
NSW Labor Council's Mark Lennon says this will make it easier for members to pay their dues. 'It will make sure a system that has been in practice for years but depended on an employer whim will be enforceable by an employee.' A test case is likely to be heard by a Full Bench of the IRC. The Labor Council and unions are retaining senior counsel for the matter. The awards which are to be part of the application are yet to be finalised, however the will be representative of employees across the State. In addition, the Labor Council will be seeking that the Government intervene in the matter in support of their position. The matter is unlikely to come on for hearing until early next year.
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