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Recent Media Releases
Power to the bosses: business preparing for IR shake-up as Abbott promises change
August 21, 2013
Business is gearing up for a post-election push to reshape Australia’s industrial relations landscape if the Coalition wins office.
Unfair dismissal, penalty rates, overtime: Abbott to act on real small business agenda after the election
August 19, 2013
Tony Abbott’s plans for small business will only be fully unveiled after the election when the Coalition reviews the Fair Work Act to pave the way for cuts to penalty rates, overtime and unfair dismissal protections.
Income and job security biggest election issues for working people
August 18, 2013
Australian workers are worried about paying their bills and keeping their jobs as they head into the federal election, the biggest ever survey of union members has found.
Unions to fight growing threats to job security in Australia
August 15, 2013
Unions, working people, academics and people from the community sector will come together in Adelaide today to look at ways of tackling the rising rate of insecure work in Australia.
Voters don’t trust Tony Abbott on work rights
August 14, 2013
Polling released today shows voters believe a Tony Abbott-led Coalition Government would swing power back to employers in the workplace and cut conditions like penalty rates.
Auto workers vote to back industry, time for Coalition to get on board
August 13, 2013
Auto workers vote to back industry, time for Coalition to get on board
Abbott’s workplace review: unions warn of dangers to penalty rates, unfair dismissal, overtime
August 11, 2013
Abbott’s workplace review: unions warn of dangers to penalty rates, unfair dismissal, overtime
ACTU launches election tour in Western Sydney by demanding the Coalition commit to taking penalty rates off the chopping board
August 8, 2013
ACTU launches election tour in Western Sydney by demanding the Coalition commit to taking penalty rates off the chopping board
ACTU backs call for a debate on industrial relations
August 6, 2013
ACTU backs call for a debate on industrial relations
Out of hours care will help working parents: ACTU
August 5, 2013
Out of hours care will help working parents: ACTU
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