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September 4, 2023
Yesterday saw pushback from several employer representative groups over the employer’s role in payments for paid parental leave in a report tabled by the Senate Education and Employment References Committee
The ACTU has significant concerns about the recommendations made by the report, which include that the Paid Parental Leave Act 2010 be amended so that small businesses do not need to pay Parental Leave Pay instalments directly to their workers unless they opt to do so.
August 31, 2023
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has today released the results of the 2023 superannuation…
August 31, 2023
Harvey Norman will be sitting comfortably today after posting pre-tax profits of $1.13 billion for…
August 30, 2023
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has today announced that the date for the Indigenous Voice to…
August 25, 2023
The average woman in Australia effectively works an extra 56 days of the year to earn the same as the average man.
Today marks Equal Pay Day, a symbolic day dedicated to raising awareness of the gender pay gap.
The gender pay gap is the difference between the average earnings for men and women, expressed as a percentage of men’s average earnings.
August 24, 2023
Qantas profits have soared the last financial year to a pretax profit of $2.5 billion ($1.7 billion post tax)
Qantas’s profit margins have been supported by growing demand for domestic and international flights, higher airfare prices and lower operating costs.
Qantas received billions of dollars of government funding during the pandemic and over the same time were found by the federal court to have illegally sacked 1700 workers.
August 22, 2023
It’s a good day for Coles who announced a $1.098 Billion in total profits, with Woolworth due to announce their profits tomorrow.
In its release today, Coles has noted it has increased its gross margins in supermarket and liquor divisions.
Coles and Woolworths control two thirds of the supermarket sector, creating a chokehold over the prices we pay for essentials at the tills.
August 21, 2023
Australia top general insurer posted a net profit after tax of $832 million, up 140%…
August 17, 2023
Origin Energy, one of Australia’s biggest energy providers has today announced a surge in profits…
August 16, 2023
WHEN: 9am Wednesday 16 August 2023 WHERE: Fair Work Commission, 11 Exhibition St, Melbourne WHAT:…
