Bosses tell Dutton to cut rights on WFH
Australian Industry Group chief executive Innes Willox says working from home provisions in the enterprise agreement covering federal public servants have ‘gone too far’.
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Sally McManus says Coalition’s backflip on public servants being forced back to the office cannot be believed.
Dutton’s WFH backflip raises fresh questions
Undermining your political standing with the working parents you are trying to win over looks like a spectacular own goal by the Opposition Leader.
Catholics back pay rise above the CPI
The Catholic Church has backed the ACTU’s claim for a 4.5 per cent minimum wage increase, as employers attacked the union’s bid for an above-inflation pay increase as ‘delusional’.
Business puts hard word on Dutton to gut IR laws
Employers will pressure a Dutton government to gut Labor’s ‘same job, same pay’ laws, despite the Opposition Leader confirming he would not seek to repeal the ALP’s contentious workplace changes.
Unions, bosses clash over low-paid
Unions will pursue a 4.5 per cent pay rise for 2.9 million low-paid workers, clashing with employer groups that warned an increase in minimum and award wages well above the inflation rate would threaten the viability of many businesses.
Labor backs above-inflation wage rise for low-paid workers
In a move that will spark a campaign battle with Peter Dutton and employers, Labor will go further than previous years and urge the Fair Work Commission to back an ‘economically sustainable real wage increase’ for award workers.
Fair Work probes 20 aged-care providers
The regulator recovered $40.5m for 22,000 underpaid aged-care workers last financial year.
Union launches $2m attack on nuclear plan
The union campaign ads will run in 12 key marginal electorates, including Peter Dutton’s seat of Dickson.
Unions trade in door-knock days for family weekend poll pitches to parents
Unions are deploying teachers and nurses to sporting grounds, swimming pools and farmers’ markets to oppose Peter Dutton.
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