Fewer workers are joining unions
Union membership remains steady at 1.5 million but has fallen as a proportion of the Australian workforce.
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Right to strike ‘the key to beating wages crisis’
Unions should have the legal right to strike in favour of industry-wide pay claims, three employment law experts claim
Independent umpire pays the penalty
A Shorten government could put a straitjacket on the Fair Work Commission’s ability to vary awards.
Who’s afraid of Sally?
Branded a “lunatic” with an extreme agenda, Sally McManus sets the record straight on everything from her combative past to her sexuality.
‘Wage laws haven’t delivered’
The Greens want to change Labor’s wage bargaining laws, saying industry-wide bargaining should be available to all.
‘Laws have failed women’
Almost two-thirds of women, and one-third of men have been sexually harassed at work — but less than half of them report it, a survey reveals.
Businesses rorting pay still at it on second audit
Almost 40 per cent of businesses caught breaking workplace laws were still doing it when re-audited by the Fair Work Ombudsman.
Foodora owes workers $5.5m
Administrators for Foodora have found the food delivery company misclassified its casual workers as independent contractors.
End to Godfreys deal paying $160 too little
Hundreds of workers at appliance retailer Godfreys are to receive big pay rises after an under-award deal was terminated.
Union to intervene in casual case
The man at the centre of a landmark casual pay case and the CFMEU want to intervene in a “test case” over what defines a casual worker.
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