March 3, 2021
GDP continues to recover according to data released this morning by the ABS, but millions of workers are still dealing with the fallout of the pandemic recession – just over 2 million are either unemployed or looking for more hours, and around 1.3 million are still reliant on JobKeeper.
March 3, 2021
Maintenance workers at the Ichthys Gas Plant near Darwin have taken industrial action after their employer Trace Broad Spectrum refused to come to the table on key issues like paid leave, breaks and allowances.
March 1, 2021
The two-year-long Royal Commission into aged care has released its report, which includes almost 150 recommendations to improve the ailing sector.
March 1, 2021
Australia’s leading small business association and the peak trade union body are supporting an agreement between the SDA and Master Grocers Australia that will make changes to the Retail Award which covers about 1.2million workers.
February 26, 2021
The campaign by a group of liberal backbenchers to force workers to use their superannuation to fund
house deposits would be a disaster for working people, according to a report Published this morning by
Industry Super Australia.
February 24, 2021
1.4 per cent rise in wages revealed by the ABS today show that the eight years of record low
wage growth which have been endured by Australian workers show no sign of ending.
February 23, 2021
The proposed IR Omnibus Bill has passed through the lower house, bringing closer measures that will make jobs more insecure at a time when working Australians need and deserve certainty.
February 22, 2021
The ACTU welcomes the start of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout. Everyone who is able should get the vaccine as soon as it available – they are tested and safe and will ultimately stop the spread of this pandemic.
February 22, 2021
The proposed JobMaker scheme would encourage employers to sack long-term full-time workers, and replace them with part-time workers.
February 22, 2021
The ACTU commends the Finance Sector Union for securing conditions and job certainty for ME bank
workers, following its acquisition by the Bank of Queensland.
