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'Historic': disability workers push for massive raise

'Historic': disability workers push for massive raise

Australian disability and community workers are calling for a historic pay rise, with almost a third saying they cannot meet basic living costs.

No criminal charges despite $49.5m wage theft blitz

No criminal charges despite $49.5m wage theft blitz

No criminal charges despite $49.5m wage theft blitz

No criminal charges despite $49.5m wage theft blitz

Australia’s $49.5 million wage theft crackdown has run for 488 days without a single criminal case, as employers fear honest errors will be punished.

Election pitch to cap pay of public service 'fat cats'

Election pitch to cap pay of public service 'fat cats'

Election pitch to cap pay of public service 'fat cats'

Election pitch to cap pay of public service 'fat cats'

A would-be premier is going after the pay packets of high-ranking public service leaders in a bid to save $20 million over the next decade.

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Teachers to push on with strikes as pay war escalates

Teachers to push on with strikes as pay war escalates

Public school educators are moving ahead with plans for a wave of rolling strikes as pay and condition negotiations stall with a state government.

Win for younger workers with discount pay rates axed

Win for younger workers with discount pay rates axed

Workers in retail and fast food jobs will be eligible for the full award wage once they turn 18 after a decision from the workplace watchdog.

Daylight robbery as time clock stops for shift workers

Daylight robbery as time clock stops for shift workers

Employers are being encouraged to pay night workers for every hour they work this Easter Sunday during a daylight saving glitch.

Strike threat remains as ABC staff return to work

Strike threat remains as ABC staff return to work

ABC staff are leaving the door open to more strikes, as union figures say their message about job security and wages is not getting through to management.

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Sticky situation as super changes stretch small firms

Sticky situation as super changes stretch small firms

Sticky situation as super changes stretch small firms

Sticky situation as super changes stretch small firms

Almost a third of small business owners are considering dipping into their personal savings to meet super obligations for their staff.

Students told to stay home as teachers strike over pay

Students told to stay home as teachers strike over pay

Students told to stay home as teachers strike over pay

Students told to stay home as teachers strike over pay

Parents have been told to keep their children home from school due to staff shortages stemming from two statewide strikes.

Schools to stay open as teachers strike over pay deal

Schools to stay open as teachers strike over pay deal

Schools to stay open as teachers strike over pay deal

Schools to stay open as teachers strike over pay deal

Public school teachers have rejected a state government's pay offer and will launch strike action next week.

Workplaces on notice for gender pay gap 'reality check'

Workplaces on notice for gender pay gap 'reality check'

Workplaces on notice for gender pay gap 'reality check'

Workplaces on notice for gender pay gap 'reality check'

The latest data on gender pay gaps in Australian workplaces shows progress is being made, but there is still a long way to go to close the divide.

Enraged health workers bring strike to premier's door

Enraged health workers bring strike to premier's door

Enraged health workers bring strike to premier's door

Enraged health workers bring strike to premier's door

A protracted pay fight with health workers has created a throbbing election-year headache for a state premier.

Vote looms as strike closes courts, locks down prisons

Vote looms as strike closes courts, locks down prisons

Vote looms as strike closes courts, locks down prisons

Vote looms as strike closes courts, locks down prisons

A strike that has shut a state's courts and forced prisons into lockdown remains unresolved, with union members expected to vote on possible further action.

Academics win $10m in back-pay after Monash wage case

Academics win $10m in back-pay after Monash wage case

Academics win $10m in back-pay after Monash wage case

Academics win $10m in back-pay after Monash wage case

Monash University will repay thousands of casual academics more than $10 million after settling a Federal Court wage theft claim which ran for almost a decade.

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'World-first' deal to give delivery drivers better pay

The nation's biggest food delivery companies have struck a deal with a union to improve the pay and working conditions of the "silent heroes" of the economy.

School teachers strike again as wage talks break down

A second teachers strike in months is set to be held after pay talks with a state government broke down following lengthy negotiations.

Owners dipping into pockets with business finance tight

Tight lending conditions force proprietors to keep their businesses afloat with personal funds, according to a survey showing optimism for the year ahead.

Psychiatrists win pay leap but system still 'broken'

A big temporary pay boost for public psychiatrists has been handed down after scores of specialists quit an under-resourced state public system.

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Coles, Woolies staff stuck in mass underpayment case

A major supermarket failed to keep proper shift records and docked employees' pay for branded clothing, but four major underpayment lawsuits remain in limbo.

'Tremendous victory': nurses secure nation- leading pay

Following months of talks, a state's nurses and midwives are set to become the nation's highest paid after agreeing on a new wage deal.

Deliveries not impacted as freight pilots go on strike

Qantas has put contingency plans in place as freight pilots, responsible for delivering parcels, prepare to take industrial action over a wage offer dispute.

Courts staff walk off job over pay dispute

Hundreds of court security and custodial officers have gone on strike for eight hours, demanding a 24 per cent pay rise.

Full steam ahead in pay fight despite rail reprieve

Passengers will be able to get where they need to go on a major rail network after works bans were dropped but a long-term deal is no closer to being struck.

Wards shut as fears mount for mass psychiatrist walkout

Psychiatrists have begun to walk away from their jobs in the public system over an intensifying wage dispute which threatens to cause significant bed closures.

Last-ditch bid to stop psychiatrists quitting en masse

Replacing psychiatrists with nurses and counsellors will not lower standards, state leaders insist, as crisis plans are drawn up for looming resignations.

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