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Trade Unions call for increase to minimum wage
The Australian Council of Trade Unions has called for the Fair Pay Commission to increase the minimum wage by $21......
Textile workers get a worse deal than blokes who make cars
It would be fair to say that there are around 1800 fairly depressed people facing the prospect of unemployment after......
Will the government’s plans to help retrenched workers be enough?
As the unemployment figures creep higher Kevin Rudd has thrown another bundle of money at the problem. Yesterday he announced......
Is training a waste of time if the jobs aren’t there?
Money for re-training retrenched workers is all very well, but is training a waste of time if the jobs aren’t......
Migrant women, and their rights at work.
Asian Women with poor English skills, are often forced to work in appalling conditions. The Senate inquiry into the new......
Govt funded maternity leave still in the air
The chances of a federally funded maternity leave scheme being implemented remains uncertain after it was excluded from the $42......
How will closure of 400 ABC Learning Centres affect staff entitlements?
The receivers of ABC learning centres have announced that 400 centres are unviable and may have to close. So how......
Women still hitting the glass ceiling
Women on boards are token symbols only responsible for ‘soft’ issues. At least, that’s how men see them, according to......
Standstill on OHS review
It’s not often you hear a coalition between the Liberals, the Greens and an independent. But that’s exactly what has......
UNITE against 7-11
Unions fighting for wage increases isn’t a new concept. One union in Victoria is now fighting for youth employees to......