Media Releases 2019
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Recent Media Releases
Morrison slammed for backing failed bid to cut sick leave
August 21, 2019
The peak body for working people has slammed the Morrison Government’s intervention in a failed case that could have seen sick and personal leave rights cut for thousands of people working shifts.
Business lobby urges Porter to take away rights
August 21, 2019
Big business lobbyists are demanding Minister Porter change the law to allow employers to convert permanent jobs into casual jobs with less rights and less job security.
Cash throws another $10 million at failed scheme
August 19, 2019
Michaelia Cash has announced that the Morrison Government will hand $10 million of tax payers’ money to employer groups through the failed $4 per hour PaTH ‘internship’ program.
No progress on gender pay gap
August 15, 2019
The gender pay gap remains stationary at 14 per cent, equating to an additional 59 days pay this financial year for the average male worker compared to the average female, according to data released by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency today.
Four in five working people injured or ill due to work: Survey
August 12, 2019
Nearly 80 percent of working people have been injured, or become ill, or both as a result of their work, according to a survey released today by the peak body for working people. The same number of people say existing penalties for employers are not enough to make them take safety seriously.
Big business calls for workers to be worse off
August 12, 2019
The Business Council of Australia has added its voice to the business lobbies responding to the Morrison Government’s open invitation for anti-worker legislation by suggesting that the basic fairness test for enterprise agreements be scrapped.
RBA blows whistle on Government’s wage suppression
August 9, 2019
Reserve Bank Governor Philip Lowe has blown the whistle on the Morrison Government’s direct role in suppressing the wages of working people.
Morrison and big business could fix skills shortage
August 8, 2019
Big business calling on the Morrison Government to fix the current skills shortage ignores the fact that the actions of this Government and some business leaders have caused the shortage, and both groups could take immediate action to end it.
Carnell review attacks workers’ rights
August 6, 2019
Small Business Ombudsman Kate Carnell has released a review of the Small Business Dismissal code, recommending changes which would undermine basic protections against unfair dismissal that should be guaranteed for all Australian workers.
Union members earn more in era of low wage growth
August 1, 2019
People working under enterprise bargaining agreements are winning wage increases ahead of the cost of living, but wages remain too low across the board, data released by the Attorney General’s Department today reveals.
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