Equal Pay Day today marks the 67 days the average Australian woman has worked beyond the end of the financial year to earn the same annual salary as a man. ACTU President Ged Kearney said Equal Pay Day highlights Australia's record high gender pay gap and the issues facing working…

The proposed Emirates Enterprise Agreement will render the merit increment a payment at the absolute discretion of Emirates. Clauses 15.8, 15.9 and 15.10 of your current 2011 EBA says: Therefore, depending upon individual performance, individual staff shall receive a merit increment between 0.0% and 6.0% on top of the fixed…

Industry Super Australia (ISA) is dismayed at a short sighted deal in the Senate today that will mean that millions of Australians retire with tens of thousands of dollars less in their superannuation accounts. Read this on the ISA website here - originally published 2 September 2014 The Government has…

The Employment Minister Eric Abetz has a clear agenda to chip away at workplace laws protecting workers rights, wages and conditions by 'evolution not revolution'. "Whatever the Government calls it and however they plan to do it, the end result is still the same – workers will be worse off…

Clive Palmer's disgraceful deal with the Federal Government over the mining tax repeal will cut the retirement savings of millions of Australians. ACTU President Ged Kearney said Mr Palmer's back down on the Low Income Super Contribution (LISC) and Superannuation Guarantee targets the lowest income earners. "The low income super…

The record high 18.2 per cent gender pay gap is expected to blow out by a further 2 per cent under the Government's proposed changes to workplace laws due before the Senate this week. ACTU President Ged Kearney said women face particular risk of being exploited under Individual Flexible Arrangements…

The ACTU urges all levels of Government to act on the findings of the Royal Commission into the Home Insulation Program to ensure the failings that led to workplace deaths are never repeated. ACTU Assistant Secretary Michael Borowick said it was essential that reforms are put in place to ensure…

This edition contains a summary of blog items published by Greg McLean in the previous calendar month. Items cover the areas of local government, energy and water, rail and public transport, international news including trade agreements, privatisation and general public sector matters. The articles all relate to the blog of…

Working Life is a news source for all workers, bringing you a range of stories. Read it, print it, share it! The latest edition includes the following: Lockouts on the rise from militant bosses; When the mega-rich speak, does that mean we have to listen; Shipbuilding journeys cross through the generations;…

Tony Abbott is trying to rush through laws that introduce new unfair individual contracts that cut take home pay, give more power to employers in bargaining and make it harder for workers to access their union. But to do all this he needs the crucial votes of at least six…