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Recent Media Releases
Rising numbers support lifting super to 12%: Parliament called on to pass legislation this week
March 19, 2012
With a new national poll showing 75% of Australians support lifting superannuation to 12%, the ACTU has joined with the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) in calling on Parliament to pass the super legislation this week.
Unacceptable cost of workplace injuries and diseases is sapping 5% from economic growth
March 14, 2012
It is workers, not employers, who overwhelmingly bear the costs of workplace injuries and diseases, a new report has shown.
International Women’s Day: insecure work is the hidden driver of the gender pay gap
March 8, 2012
Better pay, paid parental leave and equal opportunity laws are important advancements but cannot alone reverse the deep-rooted inequity that women continue to face at work.
Unions seek to improve workers’ rights and ensure skilled workforce through better Awards system
March 8, 2012
Workers’ rights and the pay and conditions of apprentices can be improved through further changes to awards, say unions in an application to Fair Work Australia’s Modern Awards Review.
Statement from ACTU Secretary Jeff Lawrence
March 7, 2012
I have decided not to re-nominate for the position of Secretary at the ACTU Congress in May.
Apprentice wages must be urgently lifted to meet Australia’s skills needs; unions to launch test case
March 6, 2012
Apprentice wages need to be urgently lifted to give young people a pathway to a secure job and to ensure Australia continues to have a skilled workforce.
Stronger enforcement of gender equality at work will create more opportunities for women
March 1, 2012
New requirements for employers to report on the complete remuneration packages of male and female employees represent a practical breakthrough on the path to equal opportunity for women in the workplace.
Job insecurity spreads to banking sector, but Howe Inquiry to investigate solutions to growing trend
February 26, 2012
The exodus of banking jobs to overseas is limiting opportunities for secure jobs and careers, the Howe Inquiry into insecure work will hear when it enters its third week of hearings in Sydney tomorrow.
Unions congratulate Justice Iain Ross on his appointment as new President of Fair Work Australia
February 24, 2012
Australian unions welcome the appointment of Justice Iain Ross to head Fair Work Australia.
Australians want workplace laws that provide secure jobs, not greater power for employers: survey
February 20, 2012
Any further changes to workplace laws should improve job security, rights and protections for the millions of people in insecure work, not hand more power to employers.
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