Submissions Submissions to Parliamentary committees, Fair Work Australia, the Commonwealth Budget, and other public inquiries made by the ACTU.

ACTU reply submission to Annual Wage Review 2011-2012 27.04.12 | Submission Our review and consideration of these submissions has not altered our view that our claim for an increase of $26 per week for the lowest paid workers.

Submission on the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Amendment Bill 2012 28.03.12 | Submission Equal opportunity in the workplace is an important issue for our members and we welcome the opportunity to make this submission to the Senate Committee on the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Amendment Bill 2012.

ACTU submission to the Annual Wage Review 2011-12 16.03.12 | Submission We seek a $26 per week increase in the NMW and all award rates of pay up to and including the C10 tradespersons’ rate and its equivalents in awards. We seek a 3.8% increase to all higher award rates of pay.

Submission to the Post Implementation Review of the Fair Work Act 17.02.12 | Submission | Secure Jobs. Better Future We welcome the opportunity to make a submission to the Panel’s post-implementation review of the Fair Work Act. Within the limited parameters of this review, we welcome the opportunity to hold employer claims about the Act to objective scrutiny. ...

Submission to the 2012-13 Federal Budget 14.02.12 | Submission | Secure Jobs. Better Future The ACTU submits that the over-riding priority of the 2012-13 Budget must be to protect and sustain jobs in Australia.

Submission to the Attorney-General’s Consolidation of Commonwealth Anti-Discrimination Laws Discussion Paper 03.02.12 | Submission We are keen to see the consolidation process not only maintain current protections, but strengthen and improve the anti-discrimination legislation for the most vulnerable members of our society.

Submission on Inquiry into the Air Navigation and Civil Aviation Amendment Bill 2011 and Qantas Sale Amendment Bill 2011 28.10.11 | Submission Civil aviation laws grant Australian airlines a number of privileges, including exclusive access to certain international air routes. In return, Australian airlines are required to be Australian owned, controlled, based, and responsible to...

ACTU Submission on the proposed Dad and Partner Pay 17.10.11 The ACTU has consistently advocated for the introduction of paid secondary carer’s leave as an integral component of the paid parental leave scheme. This submission makes comments on the proposed Dad and Partner Pay model.

Submission to Asbestos Management Review 09.09.11 | Submission | Health & Safety Asbestos has been the cause of much suffering, disease and death in Australia. It is a dangerous carcinogen that injures and kills workers, family members and affects entire communities.

Submission on draft report into the Economic Structure and Performance of the Australian Retail Industry 02.09.11 | Submission This submission focuses on the matters set out in the chapter of the draft report on ‘workplace regulation’.

Submission to the Howells Report into employer sanctions legislation 01.09.11 | Submission We outline the case for the key changes recommended in the Howells Report around the new penalty and enforcement provisions, and address some of the arguments that may be made.

Submission into inquiry into Australia’s Human Rights Dialogues with China and Vietnam 05.08.11 | Submission | International The ACTU recommends that the dialogues be restructured in such a way as to improve accountability and to ensure that they engender real value, with measurable indicators of success.

Submission on Productivity Commission Inquiry into the Economic Structure and Performance of the Australian Retail Industry 01.06.11 | Submission This brief ACTU submission focuses on the economic performance of the retail sector particularly in relation to the industrial regulation of the industry.

Submission on Family Violence and Commonwealth (Employment and Superannuation) Laws 12.04.11 | Submission Maintaining paid employment and financial independence is critical to women and their children successfully breaking the cycle of domestic violence.

Submission to the Annual Wage Review 2010-11 18.03.11 The ACTU asks that the Fair Work Australia Minimum Wage Panel (‘the Panel’) increase the National Minimum Wage (‘NMW’) by $28 per week.