Media Releases 2018
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Recent Media Releases
No money, no time – O’Dwyer’s unpaid five days Family and Domestic Violence Leave falls short
September 12, 2018
Minister for Jobs, Industrial Relations and Women Kelly O’Dwyer is expected to introduce legislation to the lower house this week that would provide for five days unpaid Family and Domestic Violence Leave in the National Employment Standards.
Rules for working women failing to end workplace sexual harassment
September 12, 2018
A report released today by the Australian Human Rights Commission showing less than one in five people who experienced sexual harassment in the last five years reported it shows our workplaces rules are failing workers.
We must change the rules so work is fair for women
September 10, 2018
The peak body for working people has called on politicians to institute deep structural reform of Australia’s workplace relations rules to make them fair for women, including overhauling paid parental leave and removing restrictions on bargaining.
Equal pay day a reminder of the persistent gender pay gap
August 31, 2018
Today is Equal Pay Day, the day which marks the end of the 62 additional days women workers need to work after the end of the financial year to earn as much as men in Australia.
‘Australia needs a pay rise’: Change the Rules volunteers reach out to thousands in door knock campaign
August 31, 2018
Union members are volunteering to conduct thousands of conversations with Australians about the desperate need for pay rises during a national door knock in September.
Fix bargaining for better pay: IMF
August 31, 2018
Research by the International Monetary Fund has revealed that the erosion of people’s rights in the workplace has led to less pay for workers.
The International Monetary Fund research that shows that measures that have taken power away from working people in favour of big business have hurt take-home pay packets between 1970 and 2015.
Productivity Commission highlights growing inequality
August 29, 2018
An unlikely voice has joined the chorus of those sounding the alarm on inequality in Australia, with a Productivity Commission report on income inequality released today.
QANTAS workers united in opposition to latest ‘bonus’ offer
August 27, 2018
In the wake of its recently announced $1.6 billion record profit, Qantas’ attempt to link the payment of a $2000 ‘bonus’ to workers to the signing of new enterprise agreements has fallen flat across the Qantas workforce.
Sally McManus visits 1600 workers fighting to protect their job security
August 27, 2018
ACTU’s Secretary Sally McManus today meets with workers from two Alcoa bauxite mines and three refineries in WA who are on indefinite industrial action as the company threaten to terminate their Enterprise Bargaining Agreement, refusing to extend their existing conditions.
Government’s weak response to asbestos recommendations
August 23, 2018
A Senate inquiry into the efficacy of the ban on asbestos importation has recommended 26 far-reaching changes to keep Australians safe and hold importers accountable, but the Turnbull Government has failed to adopt most of them.
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