Media Releases
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Recent Media Releases
ACTU welcomes ALP commitment to end temporary work visa rorts
June 24, 2016
The ALP’s announcement of a range of reforms to the temporary work visa system will head off increasing misuse by employers and deliver increased protections for all workers, and help secure local jobs.
Australian Unions welcome crackdown on labour hire and insecure work
June 23, 2016
The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) believes a national licensing regime for labour hire companies will help protect casual workers from the exploitation rampant in insecure work.
ACTU calls for ‘Leave Bank’ modelled on Industry Super to secure leave entitlements
June 23, 2016
The ACTU has called for a Leave Bank to be established as a way of increasing workforce flexibility and strengthening leave entitlements.
Legal definition of casual employee a crucial IR reform
June 20, 2016
The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) sees the introduction of an objective test to determine the definition of a casual employee as having a fundamentally positive impact on millions of Australian workers.
Young people deserve real Working Futures not a PaTH to nowhere
June 20, 2016
The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) welcomes today’s announcement of Labor’s Working Futures job program after campaigning strongly for quality training and work pathways for young Australians.
Jobs the key for Tasmanians as Turnbull panders to big business
June 20, 2016
The ACTU warns workers in Tasmania are under attack from a Turnbull Government that has failed to deliver a plan for local jobs and continues to prioritise tax cuts for multinational corporations while slashing billions of dollars from schools, TAFE, health and hospitals.
“Jobs and growth” government presides over 4th straight month of decreasing full time work
June 16, 2016
Today’s jobs figures show jobs growth continues to flat-line, as youth unemployment and underemployment remain unacceptably high.
Apprenticeship programs a boon for young and mature job seekers
June 14, 2016
The creation of 10,000 pre-apprenticeship places at TAFE for young people and a pilot program for mature-aged and retrenched workers are a win for Australian job seekers.
ACTU releases Our Voice, our Future report
June 9, 2016
The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) launches Our Voice, Our Future today (Thursday 9 June 2016), a set of key priorities to support Indigenous and Torres Strait Islander workers in their communities and workplace.
ALP trade policies crucial step in delivering fairer deals
June 8, 2016
Australian Unions welcome the release of the ALP’s trade policy and are especially positive about its plan take action to remove investor state dispute settlement (ISDS) clauses from trade agreements and the restoration of labour market testing.
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