The Latest Breaking News from Fair Work Commission

Employers argue that excessive minimum pay increases will fuel inflation as unions call for ‘incredibly reasonable’ boost to meet cost of living pressures

Hundreds of aged care workers in Queensland and Western Australia walk off the job in a stand for better pay and work conditions, but South Australian aged care staff remained diligently at work after the Fair Work Commission put off their strike until the day after the federal election.

Anthony Albanese has used a Labour Day march to spruik his plan for stronger wages under Labor to thousands of unionists in Brisbane.

Anthony Albanese has pledged a Labor government would make gender pay equity an objective of the Fair Work Act and strengthen the Fair Work Commission’s powers to order pay rises for workers in low paid industries dominated by women.

The aged care workforce has voted to go on strike in the middle of the federal election campaign in a push for better pay and conditions.

Aged care worker Glen O'Driscoll says staff are overworked and worn out. The Coalition has promised billions since the royal commission, but Labor is making aged care an election issue.

Australia's aged care workers are underpaid compared to someone working at Bunnings or at a pub, the Fair Work Commission has been told.

A hearing to consider wage rises of up to 25 per cent for aged care workers is underway at the Fair Work Commission.

The Fair Work Commission will begin hearing a case to raise the pay of aged care workers by 25 per cent.