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Minimum wage workers in Australia to get a 3.75% pay rise over the next 12 months

Fair Work Commission lifts minimum wage to $24.10 an hour from July, with the rise outpacing the government’s forecast inflation rate

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Antoinette Lattouf fired by ABC, Fair Work Commission finds

Antoinette Lattouf has had a win in her legal battle with the ABC, with the Fair Work Commission finding she was fired from her casual radio role.

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ABC Responds To The Fair Work Commission’s Ruling That Journalist Antoinette Lattouf Was Sacked

“I remain bitterly disappointed that I was fired for posting a fact the ABC itself was also reporting.”

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Blaming lowest-paid workers for inflation 'disgusting'

Australia's lowest-paid workers, who will soon receive a 3.75 per cent pay bump, should not be blamed for continued inflation challenges, a minister says.

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Trump claims he’ll consider pardoning Julian Assange if reelected

If winning the November election, the former US president says he would give ‘very serious consideration’ to pardoning the WikiLeaks founder, and only 10% of rental properties in Australia cost less than $400 per week.

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‘Too little, too late’: Qantas begs pilots to stay with retention payments worth $18,000 a year

Pilots at Qantas subsidiaries, who are being lured by better salary conditions at rival companies, are turning down retention bonuses amid ongoing pay disputes.

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Wages supported by cost-of-living measures: employers

Employer groups are arguing the government's cost-of-living relief should be taken into account for any boost to the minimum wage for the lowest paid workers.

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Call to expand reasons to ignore boss in new work laws

The workplace umpire should increase the reasons an employer needs to consider before contacting staff outside of work hours, the peak union body argues.

AAP

Union files Fair Work dispute against Brindabella Christian College

'This issue at Brindabella has gone on for far too long now.'

The Canberra Times

Childcare workers to get wage boost in budget as Australia battles staff shortages

Exclusive: Move is intended to prevent workers from leaving for other sectors, including aged care, where wages were recently increased

The Guardian - AU

Giving low-paid workers a much deserved wage lift helps everyone

MINIMUM WAGE: Much more to be done to ensure employees share in the fruits of their labour

Newcastle Herald

The Financial Review reckons workers have had it too good for *checks watch* too long

Why do business and the Financial Review dislike low-paid workers so much? And do they ever check the facts about productivity?

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Ai Group backs minimum wage increase of 2.8 pct

Business groups want the industrial umpire to proceed with caution on its annual minimum wage call as unions vie for a bigger boost to help workers get ahead.

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PM says minimum wage workers 'should not fall behind'

Lowest-paid workers should not be going backwards and worker pay rises are not at odds with moderating inflation, the prime minister says.

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ABC journalists call for chief content officer to stand down over alleged Antoinette Lattouf mismanagement

Motion passed by 75 union members expresses outrage over way Chris Oliver-Taylor and senior executives ‘damaged the public’s trust in our capacity to report without fear or favour’

Newcastle Herald

Same job same pay application for Mount Pleasant mine workers

Mining union lodges same job same pay application at Mt Pleasant.

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Aged care workers get big pay bump in 'win for dignity'

Australia's aged care workers are celebrating a substantial pay rise after a years-long campaign their union says will usher a "new era of decency and dignity".

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Coles pay offer labelled ‘insulting’ as staff say they can’t afford to shop at own workplace

One worker says she feels ‘disrespected’ by proposed agreement, which includes in-store gift cards if staff vote to accept

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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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Federal police union pave way for looming strike

The Australian Federal Police Association has filed an application with the Fair Work Commission for officers to walk off the job over a pay dispute.

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ABC boss grilled over Antoinette Lattouf’s alleged sacking as case returns to FWC

Antoinette Lattouf returned to the Fair Work Commission in her ongoing case against the ABC, while David Anderson faced the music in Senate estimates.

The Guardian - AU

ABC says Antoinette Lattouf’s lawyers’ request for documents ‘legally incoherent’

ABC pushes back against request for documents in unlawful termination case, including correspondence from Ita Buttrose and David Anderson

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The rights to disconnect is great — but workers need the power to enforce it

Realistically, how many workers will feel comfortable taking their boss to Fair Work?

The Guardian - AU

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

Closing loopholes bill: the right to disconnect and five other changes coming to Australian workplaces

Laws agreed by Labor, Greens and David Pocock allows casuals to more easily apply to become permanent and may increase pay in gig economy

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