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Recent Media Releases
Up to 700,000 workers to have disaster payments cut today
October 29, 2021
Up to 700,000 workers will have their disaster payments cut by the Morrison Government today as Victoria reaches 80 per cent full vaccination, despite reopening being incomplete and worker capacity remaining staggered.
Workplace deaths increase two years in a row, report shows
October 28, 2021
Workplace fatalities have increased for a second year running according to data released this week. In a year that saw the Morrison Government reject including industrial manslaughter in model OHS laws, 194 workers lost their lives due to injuries at work.
$5 billion in superannuation stolen from workers
October 28, 2021
$5 billion in superannuation has been stolen by employers from almost 1.7 million men and 1.3 million women, according to a report released by Industry Super Australia today.
Removal of $450 threshold a huge win for working people
October 27, 2021
After years of campaigning by the Australian union movement, the Morrison Government finally introduced legislation today to remove the $450 minimum threshold for superannuation guarantee contributions, marking a significant step towards workers being paid super on every dollar earned.
Morrison Government attempts to shift responsibility for Respect@Work to private sector, states and territories
October 25, 2021
Attorney-General Michaelia Cash has today tried to shift the responsibility for implementing the recommendations of the Morrison Government’s Respect@Work report to states, territories and the private sector.
New data shows Central Queensland leads the country in insecure jobs
October 22, 2021
Insecure work is at crisis levels in Central Queensland, with nearly 4 in 10 workers (38.7 per cent) in casual work, well above the Australian average of 21.9 per cent, according to a report released today by the Queensland Council of Unions and the ACTU.
Australians working multiple jobs at highest level on record
October 21, 2021
There are now 867,900 Australians working multiple jobs – the highest number since the ABS began tracking secondary jobs in 1994.
New data reinforces urgent need to make workplaces safer for women
October 21, 2021
Sexual harassment is often compounded by insecure work which deters working people from raising issues and seeking help – according to a new survey commissioned by the ACTU.
Morrison Government passes trade agreement with military dictatorship
October 20, 2021
The Morrison Government has made a dangerous decision passing legislation enabling the Regional
Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade agreement without amendments. There has been
no independent economic analysis of the impact of RCEP on the Australian labour market, and there is
no evidence RCEP will create a single new job.
AiGroup demands future government guts workers’ rights
October 15, 2021
The same employers who helped design the failed IR Omnibus Bill earlier this year, have today called on the Morrison Government to implement the key elements of the deeply unfair and rejected WorkChoices immediately after the upcoming federal election.
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