Publications This section contains submissions, reports and policies More information can be found in the Congress and Archive sections.

Submission on Human Rights Bill 09.07.10 | Submission We welcome the Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Bill as an important step towards the better protection of human rights in Australia. However, we would like to suggest two ways of improving the Bill.

ACTU OHS & Workers' Compensation Conference 2010 - speeches and presentations 21.06.10 | PDF | Health & Safety The conference focused on the way forward for unions in light of the harmonisation of OHS laws. It looked at lessons learnt, and how to translate that into responses to the possible harmonisation of Workers’ Compensation laws.

Submission on proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement 21.06.10 | Submission | International While the ACTU acknowledges that the World Trade Organisation is in urgent need of comprehensive reform, we nonetheless believe Australia should pursue its trade objectives through multilateral rather than bilateral and regional agreements.

Post Budget Submission on Minimum Wage 19.05.10 In this Post Budget Submission to the FWA Minimum Wage Panel the ACTU makes further submissions on the economic outlook for the Australian economy, based on the Treasury forecasts as updated by the Federal Budget 2010-11.

Submission on Paid Parental Leave Bill 2010 13.05.10 | Submission | Paid Parental Leave We seek improvements to the scheme over time to achieve payment of superannuation, provision of paid paternity leave or secondary carer’s leave, 26 weeks paid parental leave, and employer ‘top up’ to full income replacement level.

Submission on Energy Efficiency 12.05.10 | Submission | Clean Energy Jobs The intention of this submission is to outline how energy efficiency makes good environmental and economic sense as the economy transitions to a more sustainable, lower carbon future.

Organising Conference 2010 - presentations The downloadable content contains powerpoints, video and supporting documents from the conference workshops - making it vital information to move forward on organising.

ACTU Minimum Wages Case submission 2010 19.03.10 | Submission The ACTU is seeking an increase to award minimum wages of $27 a week in its submission to the 2010 review by the Fair Work Australia Minimum Wage Panel.

Review into the structure of Australia's superannuation system 26.02.10 | PDF The review panel’s papers on super structure and relating governance to choice raise a number of important issues for the superannuation industry and the millions of workers who depend on it to help deliver an adequate retirement income.

Review into the operation and efficiency of Australia's superannuation system 21.12.09 | Submission, PDF This submission is the second of three submissions reviewing the Governance, Efficiency, Structure and Operation of Australia's Superannuation System. This is the ACTU submission on Governance.

Model Occupational Health and Safety Legislation 10.11.09 | Submission | Health & Safety The ACTU supports the establishment of harmonised national OHS laws but believes the laws should not result in a compromise or reduction of protections or standards for workers.

Review of the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Act and Agency 28.10.09 | Submission This submission proposes a holistic, balanced approach which incorporates a matrix of strategies to genuinely address equal opportunity in the workplace.

Review into the governance of Australia's superannuation system 21.10.09 | Submission This submission is the first of three submissions reviewing the Governance, Efficiency, Structure and Operation of Australia's Superannuation System. This is the ACTU submission on Governance.

Award Modernisation Stage 4 Exposure Drafts 16.10.09 | Submission These submissions respond to exposure drafts released by the Commission in their Statement of 25.09.09. We also support CPSU submissions on state government administration and the LHMU with respect to restaurant and catering.

Review into the Tax Office’s Administration of the Superannuation Guarantee Charge 28.07.09 | Submission These submissions offer a number of proposed solutions to an ongoing problem impacting on the retirement savings of millions of Australians.