Media Releases 2010
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Recent Media Releases
Back injured jockeys this Melbourne Cup
November 1, 2010
Jockeys have the most dangerous land-based job in Australia, with fatality statistics over the last 25 years confirming they are the group of workers most likely to be killed at work.
ACTU welcomes appointment of Geoff Fary to chair new national asbestos review
October 29, 2010
Assistant Secretary Geoff Fary has announced today that he will be leaving the ACTU to head up a new organisation to manage and remove asbestos in Australian workplaces and households.
Liberals’ proposed tax changes would deliver big cuts to the rich, higher taxes for workers
October 29, 2010
The Coalition’s support for a flat tax system would result in the average Australian worker paying more income tax while high-income earners would pay less and would dramatically widen the gap between rich and poor.
Wages for workers fall below cost of living as company profits rebound strongly post-GFC
October 19, 2010
Wages for working Australians are failing to keep pace with the rising cost of living despite company profits rebounding strongly from the Global Financial Crisis.
Family violence is costing the economy and society; victims need help in the workplace
October 18, 2010
An Australian-first family violence leave entitlement in a new local government agreement could become the template for all workplaces.
Unions spread the word to remind working families to apply for new Paid Parental Leave scheme
October 15, 2010
Unions will be spreading the word about the new Paid Parental Leave scheme to begin in January to ensure that all workers are aware of their new entitlement and how to apply for it.
Abbott and Liberals miss the point: Paid Parental Leave must be a workplace entitlement
October 12, 2010
The ACTU and unions will reject the proposed attempt by the federal coalition and business lobbyists to turn Australia’s new paid parental leave into a welfare payment rather than a workplace entitlement.
Minimum hours decision protects award safety net, sends a clear message to employers and politicians
October 8, 2010
Today’s decision by Fair Work Australia not to vary the modern retail award and to preserve a minimum three-hour call out will protect the wages of hundreds of thousands of casual workers around Australia.
World Day for Decent Work is a time to celebrate achievements, but more must be done
October 7, 2010
Too many Australians are failing to enjoy ‘decent work’ because of precarious employment and undermining of their rights by employers.
Loss of permanent full time jobs is putting families at greater financial risk: new report
October 4, 2010
Casual, part time and contract work is gradually overtaking permanent full time employment as the standard type of job for the majority of working Australians.
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