The Ai Group has accused Labor of disregarding its re-empowered IR umpire by taking out of its hands decisions to remove or reduce award penalty rates.
The Coalition is struggling to send a clear message on how it intends to shed 41,000 public service jobs if it wins the federal election, sidestepping claims by its campaign spokesperson that voluntary redundancies have always been part of its policy.
The Coalition has reversed its stance on working from home in the federal public sector, while also shifting its position on slashing the APS workforce by 41,000, saying it will now be achieved over five years by natural attrition and hiring freezes, but the CPSU is warning this will still have a "devastating" effect on services.
Workplace Relations Minister Murray Watt has hinted at further IR election policies, while accusing the Liberal Party of directly lifting commitments to slash the public service and wind back WFH, diversity and inclusion policies from Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency playbook.
Queensland's Crisafulli Government will delay the implementation of "rushed" Anti-Discrimination law changes passed by the Miles Government last year, to conduct further consultation, in a move that Queenland Council of Unions secretary Jacqueline King described as "an outrageous betrayal of Queensland workers".
Labor has leapt on a newly-uploaded speech by a Coalition frontbencher to the HR Nicholls Society, saying it reveals the party's "secret plan" for IR if it takes power at the looming election.
Coalition dangles super cash-out on PPL; Symes takes Victorian IR reins; Victoria establishes parliamentary standards commission; and Wage share of revenue to grow: WEF report.
QCU general secretary Jacqueline King has warned ahead of the State election on Saturday that public sector pay rises of 2.5% will not be enough to avoid industrial action, regardless of who is in power, while unions are also continuing their push for a significant boost to paid parental leave entitlements.
The FWC faces major changes after the May 21 Federal election, with the winner entrusted with appointing a successor to President Iain Ross and Labor pledging to "rebalance" the tribunal after a succession of appointments from an employer background.
The Federal Government is forecasting in its 2022-23 Budget that wage growth will increasingly outpace consumer price inflation for the next four financial years, after lagging badly in the current 12 months.
