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Nation-leading pay set for nurses after talks, strikes

Nation-leading pay set for nurses after talks, strikes

Queensland's nurses and midwives have agreed in-principle to a wage offer that will make them the highest paid in the country after months of talks and strikes.

Penalty rates protected under new workplace laws

Penalty rates protected under new workplace laws

Penalty rates protected under new workplace laws

Penalty rates protected under new workplace laws

Measures protecting penalty rates for almost three million employees who work public holidays and weekends are set to come into effect.

PM backs working from home laws amid 'stunt' claims

PM backs working from home laws amid 'stunt' claims

PM backs working from home laws amid 'stunt' claims

PM backs working from home laws amid 'stunt' claims

The prime minister has swung his support behind a state's legal work-from-home push as an expert details how officials could move forward with the plan.

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Union alarm as mining giant mulls sick leave overhaul

Union alarm as mining giant mulls sick leave overhaul

Proposed changes to the sick leave policy for thousands of Rio Tinto workers has sparked union concerns other employee entitlements will also be targeted.

Treatment delays put workers' comp scheme in the hole

Treatment delays put workers' comp scheme in the hole

Insurance companies have been accused of burdening Australia's largest workers' compensation scheme by delaying treatment to injured workers.

Four day week firms as win-win for workers and business

Four day week firms as win-win for workers and business

Cutting one day from the working week could reduce burnout and increase job satisfaction, a study has found, but it could also boost productivity.

Remote work saving time and money with benefits for all

Remote work saving time and money with benefits for all

Australians who work from home have cut their commutes by about three hours a week, saving more than $5000 a year in doing so, research has found.

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Call for workplace change to drive electric car take-up

Call for workplace change to drive electric car take-up

Call for workplace change to drive electric car take-up

Call for workplace change to drive electric car take-up

Fewer than one-in-three electric vehicle drivers can access a charger at work and incentives could get more people to go electric and drive to the office.

Economic boost from women reskilling into tech: report

Economic boost from women reskilling into tech: report

Economic boost from women reskilling into tech: report

Economic boost from women reskilling into tech: report

Australia's digital skills gap could be closed by helping women to reskill into tech-based roles, a report has found.

Union warns wages growth for women must be protected

Union warns wages growth for women must be protected

Union warns wages growth for women must be protected

Union warns wages growth for women must be protected

A peak union has released fresh figures on how certain government policies can dramatically impact the wages and livelihoods of women in numerous industries.

Calls to expand super payments for younger workers

Calls to expand super payments for younger workers

Calls to expand super payments for younger workers

Calls to expand super payments for younger workers

Younger workers could earn an extra $10,000 before retirement if they are paid super for every dollar earned before turning 18, modelling shows.

Tram network pay-row strike to hit Sydney commuters

Tram network pay-row strike to hit Sydney commuters

Tram network pay-row strike to hit Sydney commuters

Tram network pay-row strike to hit Sydney commuters

Commuters in Sydney will be affected by a 24-hour tram strike as a union ups the ante in its bid for a pay rise to account for cost-of-living increases.

Premier urged to intervene in police roster dispute

Premier urged to intervene in police roster dispute

Premier urged to intervene in police roster dispute

Premier urged to intervene in police roster dispute

The Victorian opposition has called on Premier Jacinta Allan to end a pay dispute between the union and police management over work rosters.

Woolies fined $1.2m for short-changing former workers

Woolies fined $1.2m for short-changing former workers

Woolies fined $1.2m for short-changing former workers

Woolies fined $1.2m for short-changing former workers

Supermarket giant Woolworths has been fined $1.2 million, after being threatened with $10 billion in fines for failing to pay out leave to 1200 former workers.

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Labor reluctant to slice and dice workplace law changes

The opposition is challenging Labor to pass non-controversial parts of its proposed workplace laws by splitting the bill so workers are better off by Christmas.

More casual workers to get sick pay under Vic scheme

The Victorian government has added to the list of casual and contract jobs that can access its Sick Pay Guarantee scheme, taking the total to 400.

NSW premier defends blanket pay offer to public workers

The looming expiry of several NSW enterprise agreements means a universal wages offer was needed for public sector workers, Premier Chris Minns says.

BHP finds $430m public holiday backpay error

BHP employees' leave was wrongly used for public holiday pay about 170,000 times over the past 13 years, the mining giant concedes.

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Casuals workers' pay gap the highest on record: unions

The hourly pay gap between Australia's permanent and casual employees has reached a new record and it's hurting workers, the ACTU says.

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