April 19, 2010
Tony Abbott has confirmed that the Liberal Party would slash protection from unfair dismissal for working Australians if it wins power this year.
April 12, 2010
There are legitimate concerns over the inaccuracy and potential misuse of information on the MySchool website and the proposals by teachers for improvements should not be ignored.
April 10, 2010
Australian unions have restated their support of a humanitarian immigration and refugee policy and called for strong leadership from all sides of politics to show compassion to asylum seekers fleeing strife-torn parts of the world.
April 7, 2010
Mandatory reporting requirements for businesses and beefed up powers for the Sex Discrimination Commissioner are crucial to reducing the pay gender gap.
March 27, 2010
The first anniversary of the passage of the Fair Work laws has highlighted the huge gap between the two major parties on industrial relations.
March 12, 2010
Unions have welcomed a new report which says the Australian Building and Construction Commission is in breach of international laws and fails to protect workers.
March 11, 2010
The newly-formed Equal Pay Alliance will today call on all political parties and employers to properly value women’s work and close the 17% wage gap between men and women once and for all, as it launches a national equal pay campaign in Canberra.
March 8, 2010
Liberal leader Tony Abbott’s paid maternity leave proposal is a dishonest smokescreen for the reintroduction of WorkChoices.
March 3, 2010
Australian employers, including some of the nation’s biggest companies, must lift their game to end sex discrimination in the workplace and improve pay and opportunities for women.
February 23, 2010
A new round of lobbying by big business for a return to WorkChoices is a sign of blatant self-interest among the executives of highly profitable multinational corporations.
