April 17, 2014
Unions are warning employers to pay workers penalty rates over the Easter break amid fears casual workers and young people could be pressured to accept time in lieu or non-monetary payment such as food.
April 16, 2014
Employer groups calling for a wage freeze or a mere $8 per week rise in the minimum wage are essentially calling for a real pay cut for Australia’s lowest paid workers.
April 11, 2014
The Abbott Government’s assault on working Australians continues today with news of radical cuts and changes to the Age Pension coming in the Federal Budget.
April 9, 2014
The Abbott Government’s Royal Commission into unions starting today in Sydney, is a politically motivated witch hunt designed to stop effective unions from making workplaces safer and fighting for decent wages and conditions for workers in Australia.
April 8, 2014
The Abbott Government must come clean on whether or not a deal has been done with Japan to purchase ‘off the shelf’ submarines at the expense of Australian jobs and industry.
April 7, 2014
Unions say a shocking new survey proves more regulation is required to protect families as employers cannot be trusted not to discriminate.
April 3, 2014
Unions are astounded that a key manufacturing group made up of employers, unions and the Government has been shunned by the Minister for Industry despite the current crisis in Australian manufacturing.
March 28, 2014
A $27 wage rise per week for our lowest paid workers is essential if Australia is to avoid creating an underclass of working poor.
March 27, 2014
Australia risks losing its claim as the country of the fair go if the alarming decline in the relative earnings of low paid workers continues.
March 27, 2014
Unions say an increase in the minimum wage is a crucial part of supporting women to remain in the workforce and plays an important role in closing the gender pay gap.
