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August 6, 2009
While more than 3000 full-time workers lost their job each week last month as companies continued to cut back staff numbers, the dependence on part-time work is putting real financial pressure on working Australians and their families.
July 31, 2009
Unions have welcomed action by the Labor Party national conference to move to better protect workers’ entitlements during an economic downturn in which thousands of jobs are being lost each week.
July 28, 2009
Working Australians and local industries stand to gain from important new guidelines covering the spending of billions of dollars of taxpayer funds each year.
July 28, 2009
Securing jobs, supporting families, protecting workplace rights and sustaining economic growth are at the heart of a new action plan for working Australians launched today by the ACTU.
July 21, 2009
New laws and tougher regulations are needed to educate and encourage Australian businesses to deal with climate change and win a share of the potential one million clean energy jobs.
July 13, 2009
The gap between men’s and women’s pay will widen following last week’s decision to freeze the minimum wage. Women are over-represented among the low-paid, and the adverse decision by the Australian Fair Pay Commission will worsen inequality.
July 8, 2009
A pay freeze for workers reliant on minimum award wages is unfair and discriminatory. The decision yesterday to freeze award minimum wages will leave more than 1.3 million Australians worse off in real terms.
July 6, 2009
A group of workers, recently laid off or retrenched due to the global financial crisis, will today (Monday) have the opportunity to tell their stories and call for more protection of workers’ entitlements, at a jobs and work discussion.
July 6, 2009
Continued decline in job advertisements means that the road to economic recovery will be slow, despite some positive signs in financial markets.
July 1, 2009
New industrial relations laws represent an historic step forward for the rights of working Australians and their families. The new laws mark a turning point and will provide workers with a raft of stronger rights and protections.
