February 19, 2010
Employers should not use the new award system as excuse to rip off workers and cut their pay and conditions.
February 18, 2010
More than two million Australian workers would face major pay cuts and lose their job security under a new Liberal plan to scrap the requirement to pay casuals for minimum hours of work.
February 17, 2010
More than 2.3 million workers – almost one in four – will lose protection from unfair dismissal under the Liberals’ WorkChoices Mark II.
February 16, 2010
Tony Abbott and the Liberal Party will scrap penalty rates and unfair dismissal protection and reintroduce individual contracts for Australian workers if they are elected later this year.
February 15, 2010
A majority of Australians believe a Liberal Government led by Tony Abbott-led will bring back WorkChoices, a new national opinion poll released today shows.
February 9, 2010
Reports that Liberal leader Tony Abbott is considering a taxpayer-funded paid maternity leave scheme must be treated with extreme suspicion given his track record as a supporter of WorkChoices and previous hardline opponent of helping working mothers.
February 8, 2010
Major changes to Australia’s skilled migration program announced today will better target skills shortfalls, but need to be accompanied by tighter labour market testing to ensure Australians are given job opportunities.
February 1, 2010
Unions will push for the superannuation guarantee to be raised to 15% following the release of a new government report on the economic impact of Australia’s rapidly ageing population.
January 29, 2010
Workers helping build the Pluto project on the North West shelf should comply with the orders that have been issued by the Federal Court and return to work.
January 19, 2010
Major investment in skills, training and infrastructure will be needed if Australia is to respond to the challenge of lifting productivity growth.
