700,000 employers register for JobKeeper; FWC president to address ALLA COVID-19 webinar; Half working fewer hours, one in three feeling financial strain, says ABS; Jobs and pay down 8% in month to mid-April.
RAFFWU is moving quickly to object to expedited employer-proposed, ACTU-supported COVID-19 variations to the Fast Food Award, applying to businesses not qualifying for the JobKeeper scheme and workers who fall through the cracks.
A 55-year-old former cabin crew manager is seeking $1.7 million in lost wages and super, plus future lost earnings until retirement and at least $200,000 in damages from Qantas for alleged sexual discrimination and harassment some 17 to 30 years ago, according to court documents the airline sought to keep under wraps.
Musicians and administrative employees at one of Australia's largest performing arts companies have been offered regular access to confidential financial reports as part of an agreement to cut wages and hours to the end of next year in response to COVID-19.
As some employers suggest that FWC's minimum wage panel might need to freeze or cut minimum pay due to the coronavirus crisis, the UK has lifted its wage floor to 60% of the median.
Unions challenge virus stand downs; Labor seeks to axe reduced notice period for agreement changes; and Unions back Virgin administrator, maintain push for federal buyout.
The Federal Court will rule tomorrow on a Qantas bid to block access to documents lodged by a former employee who claims she has been subjected to s-xual and disability discrimination and s-xual harassment.
Employers intend to mount a "material" case in opposition to the union bid for health and community workers to receive paid leave if they are required to self-isolate during the coronavirus pandemic.
Drought, bushfires and pandemic panic-buying have contributed to the highest annual consumer price inflation since 2014, according to ABS quarterly data released today.
