March 10, 2020
Singapore Airlines wants the power to stand workers down without pay in the event of an escalation of the Coronavirus crisis here in Australia.
March 5, 2020
There are 3.3 Million Australian workers with no access to paid leave. These are the people who face the greatest health and economic risks from the spread of the Coronavirus.
March 5, 2020
The ACTU calls on the Morrison Government to act immediately on the Sex Discrimination Commissioner’s new report, which finds that sexual harassment at work is rife and our current laws are failing to keep workers safe.
March 4, 2020
Whilst Australian workers face uncertainty and financial stress in the face of the coronavirus crisis, The Morrison government and business have been working to strip them of access to sick leave and other entitlements.
March 4, 2020
Economic growth had dropped to just 0.5 per cent in the last quarter of last year – well below the long-run average – before the impact of the bushfires or Coronavirus had been felt, according to data released this morning from the ABS.
March 1, 2020
Jetstar workers have signed on to a new EBA under intense pressure from management. The company had threatened to withhold scheduled pay rises unless workers voted for the new agreement.
February 28, 2020
Workers’ compensation claims for bullying, harassment and mental stress rose between 2016 and 2018 according to new data released by Safe Work Australia.
February 24, 2020
With daily revelations of wage theft dominating the start of the new parliamentary year, the Morrison Government has today passed a bill which will waive penalties for employers who have stolen superannuation from workers.
February 20, 2020
The hardship working people are facing under the Morrison Government’s failed economic policies continues to intensify with the unemployment rate rising 0.2 per cent according to data released this morning by the ABS.
February 19, 2020
The Morrison Government’s wage growth crisis continues with figures released this morning showing that overall wage growth is stagnant at 2.2 per cent, with public sector wage growth slumping to the same rate, the lowest ever for public sector workers since measurements began in 1997.
