December 8, 2020
The Morrison Government’s omnibus IR Bill will allow employers to make agreements that cut the wages and conditions of workers.
December 8, 2020
More than half of casual workers probably do not receive the legal 25 per cent loading in their pay according to a new report by Professor David Peetz of Griffith University, ‘What do the data on casuals really mean?’, which outlines the ways casual jobs allow employers to reduce workers’ rights and entitlements.
December 4, 2020
ACTU President will update superannuation trustees on preparations being made by the peak body for working people to defend workers’ retirement savings today at the ACTU’s Superannuation Trustees Forum.
December 3, 2020
ACTU Secretary, Sally McManus says that the union movement will not support any extension of greenfield agreements in the absence of additional safeguards for workers.
December 3, 2020
183 Australians were killed at their workplace in 2019 – an increase of 37 avoidable deaths since 2018 and the first increase since 2007.
December 1, 2020
The Morrison Government’s response to the Aged Care Royal Commission recommendations on COVID-19 will not provide the staffing levels, training, or transparency needed to end the crisis in aged care.
November 30, 2020
The Australian union movement stands with unionists in the Philippines who have become the target of frequent attacks, with 50 union members and officials killed in extra-judicial violence during the period of President Duterte’s administration. The ACTU is participating in a Global Day of Action today to draw attention to the treatment of unionists in the Philippines.
November 28, 2020
Despite employing 27,000 people and being one of the fastest growing sectors in the economy, Australia’s renewables sector has so far created too many insecure jobs, and action needs to be taken to ensure that its potential as a source of secure employment is realised.
November 27, 2020
Qantas workers, including those battling cancer and heart disease, will not be allowed to access accrued sick leave after a federal court ruling this morning.
November 26, 2020
More than 45 per cent of employers who take the preliminary step of analysing the gender pay gap in their workplace take no follow up action, according to data released this morning by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency.
