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Sleepover shifts a break or work, commission to decide

Unions have criticised a move to change the definition of sleepover shifts carried out by care workers.

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Push to count ‘sleepovers’ as breaks could lead to 28-hour shifts for Australian care workers, unions warn

Fair Work Commission to hear case brought by business group asking for change to safety net for care industries

The Guardian - AU

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Sally McManus on what unions want from Labor and Innes Willox on business wish list for Dutton

Industrial relations will be hotly contested at next year’s election.

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CFMEU crackdown faces delay as negotiations drag

The coalition wants to strengthen Labor laws to take over the CFMEU but the push for an inquiry is being criticised with concerns witnesses won't come forward.

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IT outage compensation talk inevitable: CrowdStrike

The Australian president of CrowdStrike has apologised for the cybersecurity company's role in causing an outage that crippled global IT systems.

AAP

‘Raises red flags’: Coalition nuclear power plan met with widespread scepticism from business groups

Australian energy sector and industry groups warn of risk of cost blowouts and destroying private sector investment

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s power and gas companies want Coalition to retain Labor’s 2030 climate target

Coal and gas-fired power plant owners say interim target an important step to net zero by 2050

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Dutton won’t announce medium term emissions targets before election – Albanese says that’s walking out of Paris

Peter Dutton has taken a further controversial step in his climate change policy, indicating a Coalition government would only announce its medium term emission reduction targets after the election.

The Conversation

Business wants pay rises for Australia’s lowest paid workers limited to 2% – but what about executives?

Average pay of top bosses has increased from 17 times average earnings in early 90s to about 55 times now. What about those on minimum wage?

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Employer groups cry wolf on working from home. Like they absolutely always do

Employer groups are furious at minor improvements to workers rights? What else is new?

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Only the public sector is keeping wages momentum going

Wages are growing slightly higher than inflation — but mainly because of strong growth in education, health and caring services.

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Right to disconnect bill passes Senate but needs urgent fix to remove criminal penalties for employers

Labor will be forced to introduce special legislation after Coalition prevented last-minute amendments to fix the issue

The Guardian - AU

‘Tax reform’ time: Round up the usual suspects

The stage three tax cuts have prompted another outbreak of tax reformitis. And the symptoms are always the same.

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Workplace laws an 'incoherent mess': industry group

A leading industry group has railed against the government's overhaul of workplace laws, saying the changes would be unworkable for business owners.

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Peak medical body labels Covid-19 review ‘half an inquiry’ after Albanese government excludes states

AMA joins human rights commissioner, legal and health experts in criticising narrow terms of reference announced by federal Labor

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Coalition and employers back David Pocock over splitting contentious industrial relations bill

ACT senator wants to move forward with workers’ compensation for PTSD and banning discrimination against employees experiencing domestic violence

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Australians are working harder than ever. Big companies are the real productivity problem

If there’s a ‘productivity crisis’ in the Australian economy, it’s one created by big businesses enjoying market power, not workers who have been punished for years.

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Hope you enjoyed your wages growth — the ‘spiral’ is heading downwards

The latest wages data shows workers are going backwards, a far cry from the wage-price spiral the RBA calls a threat.

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The Guardian - AU

Most voters back Labor bid to boost wages amid concerns big business has too much power, Essential poll finds

Survey findings released as Australian Industry Group boss argues government’s industrial relations reforms are ‘anti-productivity’

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Are federal casual work law changes ‘good for Australia’s casuals’ or ‘a radical new restriction’?

New laws allowing casual staff on regular shifts to become permanent have split industry figures along political lines

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Casuals, permanents and the weird world of industrial relations ‘flexibility’

Employers reckon the government’s changes to casual work regulation will somehow cut wages and increase business costs at the same time.

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Gender pay gap data of large Australian businesses to be published

An embarrassing day is coming for Australian businesses that have a large gender pay gap, with the data from individual organisations to be made public.

ABC News

Federal government backs wage increase for lowest-paid workers in line with inflation

The federal government has backed a wage rise for the nation's lowest paid workers in line with inflation, arguing they should not see their real wages go backwards.

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Australian employers say ‘excessive’ minimum wage rise in line with inflation could lead to recession

Claim comes as Albanese government argues Fair Work Commission should ‘ensure the real wages of Australia’s low-paid workers do not go backwards’

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Safeguard mechanism agreement unlikely to increase energy prices and stop future coal and gas projects, experts say

The federal government's landmark climate policy to drive down emissions generated a mixed reaction from the energy industry, but experts say it is unlikely to stop future coal and gas projects or increase power prices.

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