Bunnings workers have voted up a long-awaited deal that introduces an extra week of annual leave, trials a four-day working week and scraps a contentious "bank of hours" rostering system, but RAFFWU claims it undercuts award minimums and is "simply not approvable in its current format".
The FWC will convene a "substantive bringing together of the parties" that won't be a mere "tick and flick exercise" before protected action ballot applications are approved, under the changes introduced in the Albanese Government's Secure Jobs, Better Pay legislation.
The Welsh peak union body is advocating for the UK Government to introduce a statutory requirement for large employers to report on their LGBTQ+ pay gap and their action plans to address highlighted inequities.
Proposed deal promises calmer waters for Svitzer, unions; IR luminary to be Victorian governor; Government announces new AAT appointments; $90K fine after notices thrown in bin; IEU wins 13% backdated pay rises; & Protest fines "unacceptable", say unions.
RBA Governor Dr Philip Lowe says it is "perfectly understandable" that the lowest paid workers be compensated for inflation, but that "we'll get ourselves into trouble" if all workers believe their wages should track CPI.
Unit labour costs have fallen for the second successive quarter as a small decline in hours worked still produced an annual increase of 7.1%, according to ABS national accounts data released today.
A Federal Court judge has noted a pilot's "disturbing lack of candour" in whittling back the challenge of eight former Virgin and Jetstar employees to their dismissals for failing to comply with COVID-19 vaccination policies.
Three unions have today lodged a landmark application for supported multi-employer bargaining in the early childhood education and care sector, with 65 employers joining the application that covers more than 12,000 workers nationally.
Former Prime Minister Julia Gillard has unveiled a statue commemorating the landmark 1969 equal pay protest by trade union activist and feminist Zelda D'Aprano, who chained herself to the door of the Commonwealth building in Melbourne.
