Media Releases 2013
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Recent Media Releases
Low-paid workers the winners as Fair Work rejects bid to scrap penalty rates
March 18, 2013
Australian workers’ right to be paid a decent wage for working unsociable hours has been reinforced with the Fair Work Commission today comprehensively rejecting an employer push to scrap penalty rates.
Tony Abbott must match PM’s commitment to enshrine penalty rates in law to protect low-paid workers
March 14, 2013
The ACTU has welcomed Prime Minister Gillard’s announcement that penalty rates will be included in the Fair Work Act and has called on Tony Abbott to do the same.
New research shows Australia has second highest rate of temporary workers in OECD
March 13, 2013
New research commissioned by the ACTU shows Australia has the second highest rate of temporary workers in the OECD, people are worried about their children’s future, and there is support for a significant increase in the Newstart allowance.
Hotline set up after more 457 abuses surface
March 11, 2013
Following yet more unacceptable cases of abuse of the 457 visa system, the ACTU is launching a Confidential Hotline to assist those who are being exploited by unscrupulous employers.
Dinosaur employers are holding Australia back
March 8, 2013
Dinosaur employers are holding Australia back
Unions address UN as Australia leads the world in protections for domestic violence victims
March 7, 2013
An ACTU Industrial Officer will today address Union Nation’s delegates on the world-leading work of Australian unions in helping workers who are victims of domestic violence.
Tireless campaigner for maritime health and safety wins top union award
March 6, 2013
A seafarer who spends his spare time mentoring young workers in the shipping industry was last night named the ACTU’s union delegate of the year.
ACTU Executive welcomes recommendations of independent report on union governance
March 6, 2013
The ACTU Executive today received the final report from the independent and expert panel appointed to conduct a review into union governance and best practice.
A shrinking slice of pie: new research shows wages share of national income falling behind profits
March 5, 2013
New research by the ACTU reveals that wages have failed to keep up with productivity growth over the past decade, busting the myth of a wages breakout and confirming that profits are increasing at the expense of workers’ incomes.
$1.2 billion funding injection will hit the right pockets
March 5, 2013
The ACTU congratulates the Minister for Health and Ageing, Mark Butler, on his announcement of wage increases for aged care workers as part of the Aged Care Workforce Compact.
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