Policies, Publications & Submissions

Submission to the Senate Finance and Public Administration Committee on the Workplace Gender Equality Amendment (Closing the Gender Pay Gap) Bill 2023 

July 11, 2023

Since its formation in 1927, the ACTU has been the peak trade union body in…

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Submission to the Inquiry into the potential impacts of the Commonwealth Paid Parental Leave Scheme on small businesses and their employees 

July 11, 2023

There has been a national Paid Parental Leave scheme (PPL scheme) for people who meet…

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Submission to the Standing Senate Committees on Community Affairs on the Paid Parental Leave Amendment (Improvements for Families and Gender Equality) Bill 2022  

July 11, 2023

The ACTU welcomes the opportunity to make a submission on the Paid Parental Leave Amendment…

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Power to Prevent Joint Statement – Time for Equal Access in Discrimination Claims

July 11, 2023

Time for equal access in discrimination claims We all deserve to be safe at work…

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Submission to the Review into an appropriate cost model for Commonwealth anti-discrimination laws

July 11, 2023

Since its formation in 1927, the ACTU has been the peak trade union body in…

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Expansion of functions of ASEA

June 16, 2023

The ACTU and affiliates have been actively pursuing measures to prevent exposures to silica and…

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Industrial Manslaughter

June 13, 2023

The right to a safe and healthy working environment is a fundamental human right and…

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Diesel Exhaust Emissions WEL

June 2, 2023

Workplace exposures to Diesel Exhaust Emissions (DEE) are commonplace – mining, transport, retail and repair…

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Closing the Loopholes: Casual Work ACTU Research Note – May 2023

May 22, 2023

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Supplementary Submission to the Annual Wage Review 2022-23

May 12, 2023

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