Some cool images just in of Paul visiting with fans ahead of his gig tonight in Stoke! A couple of first timers, and a familiar face/ friend to many of us, Martin from Friday Street! 😎 #whenimetpaulweller

Average pay rises in new enterprise agreements have hit a 15-year high of 4.3 per cent, with average public sector wage increases reaching 5.2 per cent, the highest quarterly figure since 2004, official data reveals. The Australian theaustralian.com.au/nation/average…

National employers have called for this year’s annual minimum wage rise for 2.9 million workers to be less than 2.8 per cent, below the inflation rate, sparking union criticism that employers are backing real wage cuts for low-paid workers. The Australian
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Air-conditioning manufacturers and The AMWU strike the first private sector multi-­employer agreement delivering 26% in pay rises over 4 years, guaranteed casual conversion after 3 months, and a joint commitment to higher skills & increased productivity. theaustralian.com.au/nation/first-m…

Unions will push for a 5 per cent increase in minimum and award wages for 2.9 million workers, exceeding the government’s call to keep the rise in line with the consumer price index and more than doubling the amount supported by employers. The Australian theaustralian.com.au/nation/politic…

National employer body, the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, wants this year's minimum wage increase capped at 2 per cent. If granted, a 2 per cent rise would be below the inflation rate and represent a real wage cut for the lowest-paid. theaustralian.com.au/nation/politic…

Federal Government to tell Fair Work that minimum and award wages for low-paid workers should rise in line with inflation. Inflation rate forecast to drop to 3.3% in June. Rejects employer bid to offset stage 3 tax cuts against wage rise. The Australian theaustralian.com.au/nation/labor-s…

Unions are pressing the federal government to reduce the ability of “clueless activists” to frustrate and delay multibillion-dollar offshore gas projects, in an unlikely alliance with resources giants that seeks to tighten consultation rules. theaustralian.com.au/business/minin…

Increasing minimum and award wages for 2.9 million workers by at least five per cent would not drive up inflation, according to Centre for Future Work analysis that is likely to be cited by unions to push for a substantial pay rise for low-paid workers in June. theaustralian.com.au/nation/five-pe…

Unions are ramping up calls to extend workers’ compensation coverage to gig workers, under proposed laws that would require Uber, DoorDash and Menulog to pay premiums. Queensland unions to launch new campaign today. The Australian theaustralian.com.au/nation/push-to…

In response to the HSU’s 25% pay claim, Fair Work lifts the hourly wage for direct age care workers by 18 to 28%, inclusive of previously awarded 15%. But the pay of support services workers (laundry hands, cleaners and food services assistants) will rise by just 6.96 per cent.

The Electrical Trades Union is warning of power outages in NSW and the ACT as hundreds of workers start a second 24-hour strike at Transgrid in support of a 24 per cent pay rise over three years. The Australian theaustralian.com.au/nation/power-o…

Unions have called for millions of workers to be awarded new rights to request to work from home with an ability to appeal to the Fair Work Commision if their employer refuses. The Australian theaustralian.com.au/nation/nation/…

Employees working from home should be able to stop work for school drops-off and pick-ups and to perform caring duties but not get penalty rates or overtime when they made up the time by working early in the morning or late at night, employers propose. theaustralian.com.au/nation/school-…

The number of Australians working multiple jobs has hit a record high, as employees seek extra income to address cost-of-living increases.
New ABS data shows there were 970,700 multiple job-holders in December, up 13,600 from the previous quarter. theaustralian.com.au/nation/record-…

The Rolling Stones recording “Whoo-Whoo’s” for Sympathy For The Devil. 1968, at Olympic Studios.

What a historic moment.
#TheRollingStones

Workplace stress, unsustainable workloads, valueless “busy work”, ineffective organisational structures and a lack of trust between workers and managers have been cited by C-suite executives and employees as key factors depleting productivity. The Australian theaustralian.com.au/nation/stress-…

Business groups are opposing the union push for 10 days reproductive and preventive health leave a year, claiming time off for IVF treatment, vasectomy recovery and prostate or breast cancer screening can be accommodated through existing leave entitlements theaustralian.com.au/nation/bosses-…