Media Releases 2012
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Recent Media Releases
Quad Bike safety summit must be followed by action
October 19, 2012
Quad Bike safety summit must be followed by action
Rollover protection devices must be made compulsory to stop quad bike fatalities, say unions
October 17, 2012
Rollover protection devices must be made compulsory to stop quad bike fatalities, say unions
New legislation ensures company insolvency won’t cost workers their entitlements
October 11, 2012
The ACTU has today welcomed new legislation that will increase the protection for workers who lose their entitlements when companies go under.
World Day for Decent Work 2012: new report shows insecure work phenomenon rising across globe
October 7, 2012
A new report highlighting the growth of insecure work across the globe, released in time for World Day for Decent Work, is disturbing evidence that employers around the world are joining forces to erode workers’ rights and conditions through labour hire.
Casual workers experience higher financial stress, save less, worry about their future: report
October 1, 2012
New research released today reveals that people in insecure work experience higher levels of financial stress, struggle to save, and are more likely to rent than be able to buy a house.
Employers using “cash-in-hand” work to rip off workers and taxpayers, new research finds
September 27, 2012
One in four young workers are not receiving their legal entitlements to penalty rates, sick leave, superannuation and other conditions because employers are using a black market cash economy to avoid their obligations, according to new research.
Timely Federal Government action to protect state employees from insecure work
September 21, 2012
The decision by the Commonwealth Government to protect the entitlements of state employees whose jobs are outsourced to the private sector is not only a major victory for those workers but shows the way for secure jobs in Australia.
Government shows it is on side of Australian workers with commitment to preserve penalty rates
September 18, 2012
The Government’s commitment to maintain the penalty rates system shows it is on the side of Australian workers who give up precious family and social time to go to work at weekends.
Newman Government creates new blueprint for Liberal attacks on services, jobs and rights at work
September 12, 2012
Massive cuts to public sector jobs and services by the Newman Government in Queensland are the latest wave in a disturbing trend that points to what the Coalition would do if it gained power federally.
Business conference to teach employers how to create insecure work is an outrage
September 11, 2012
Unions have condemned the organisers of a conference aimed at teaching employers how to casualise and contract out their workforce.
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