Ewin Hannan
@EwinHannan
Workplace Editor @australian
ID:783879853
27-08-2012 05:21:21
11,0K Tweets
5,5K Followers
1,7K Following
Follow People
Watering down unfair dismissal protections, replacing the better off overall test for pay deals, increasing scope for individual flexibility arrangements, and reducing award coverage could be part of the Coalition’s new IR policy, leaked documents reveal. theaustralian.com.au/nation/politic…
A sexual harassment and workplace scandal has erupted at Country Road Group. Two executives have resigned and the global boss has come to Australia to address staff and announce an external investigation into the handling of complaints at its Melbourne HQ theaustralian.com.au/business/retai…
Unions have secured their first win under Labor’s same job same pay laws after Thiess agreed to directly employ 27 Hunter Valley labour hire coal miners, delivering them pay rises each of more $30,000 a year. The Australian theaustralian.com.au/nation/nation/…
.Tony Burke makes three more union-linked appointments to the Fair Work Commission, taking the number of union-aligned appointees to 16 in 14 months, as Labor unwinds the Coalition’s stacking of the tribunal with those from an employer background. theaustralian.com.au/nation/politic…
Telstra will axe up to 2800 jobs – or about 9 per cent of its workforce – with most of the cuts by the end of the year. The Australian theaustralian.com.au/business/telst…
New penalties against employers, compensation for workers and higher redundancy payouts have been proposed by unions to combat the impact of AI, as they warn IR laws are “woefully inadequate” to deal with AI’s potentially negative effects on workers. theaustralian.com.au/nation/politic…
Employers are citing energy bill relief and rental assistance in the federal budget to try to limit an imminent pay rise for 2.9 million low-paid workers. ACTU accuses business of insulting the nation’s low-paid, saying a 5pc wage rise is urgently needed. theaustralian.com.au/nation/politic…
Labor’s multi-billion dollar commitment to boost the wages of aged care workers and early childhood educators will be welcomed by thousands of workers enduring the cost of living crisis. In short, a policy no brainer. #Budget2024 theaustralian.com.au/nation/federal…
The Australian Federal Police Association is threatening strike action to “shut down” airports and the sitting of federal parliament in a severe escalation of its pay dispute. Says members are sick of being “disrespected” by the government. The Australian theaustralian.com.au/nation/austral…