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Safety reminder after five workers killed in four days

Safety reminder after five workers killed in four days

Five people have been killed in workplace incidents in four days, prompting a safety warning to employers to ensure work practices are safe.

Firefighter union claims minister acted unlawfully

Firefighter union claims minister acted unlawfully

Firefighter union claims minister acted unlawfully

Firefighter union claims minister acted unlawfully

The United Firefighters Union claims Victoria's attorney-general coerced Fire Rescue Victoria not to take part in a fire registration board.

Train delays signalled as V/Line staff prepare strike

Train delays signalled as V/Line staff prepare strike

Train delays signalled as V/Line staff prepare strike

Train delays signalled as V/Line staff prepare strike

V/Line commuters are being told to stay at home rather than commute as rail staff plan to take protected industrial action.

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Rural vet's mission to help save the country practice

Rural vet's mission to help save the country practice

A country vet is designing an online course in resilience for colleagues enduring the stress, burnout and customer abuse besetting the profession.

Minister rules out intervening in DP World port dispute

Minister rules out intervening in DP World port dispute

The federal workplace minister has called for unions and stevedore DP World to come to the table to resolve a bitter industrial dispute.

Vic paramedics consider striking over pay, conditions

Vic paramedics consider striking over pay, conditions

Victorian paramedics have rejected Ambulance Victoria's latest enterprise bargaining agreement offer, with strike action now on the cards.

Companies charged over 70-year-old farm worker's death

Companies charged over 70-year-old farm worker's death

Worksafe Victoria has slapped a fruit grower and labour hire company with unsafe workplace charges after a 70-year-old man fell from a trailer and died.

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Hundreds of jobs axed as Alcoa winds up old refinery

Hundreds of jobs axed as Alcoa winds up old refinery

Hundreds of jobs axed as Alcoa winds up old refinery

Hundreds of jobs axed as Alcoa winds up old refinery

US alumina giant Alcoa says it will shut down a 60-year-old refinery south of Perth, where hundreds of workers are expected to lose their jobs.

Nursing union accepts pay deal after months of deadlock

Nursing union accepts pay deal after months of deadlock

Nursing union accepts pay deal after months of deadlock

Nursing union accepts pay deal after months of deadlock

WA’s nursing union has accepted a three per cent pay rise but says its 40,000 members remain the lowest paid in the country.

Prisoners hit the roof as mass jail breakout fails

Prisoners hit the roof as mass jail breakout fails

Prisoners hit the roof as mass jail breakout fails

Prisoners hit the roof as mass jail breakout fails

More than a dozen inmates tore through a ceiling and attempted to escape a prison on Boxing Day before guards foiled their bid for freedom.

Doritos' seasoning sparks 'worker safety concerns'

Doritos' seasoning sparks 'worker safety concerns'

Doritos' seasoning sparks 'worker safety concerns'

Doritos' seasoning sparks 'worker safety concerns'

Smith's factory workers in Adelaide claim they have experienced adverse effects after handling flaming hot seasoning, a union says.

School cleaners threatening legal action over pay cuts

School cleaners threatening legal action over pay cuts

School cleaners threatening legal action over pay cuts

School cleaners threatening legal action over pay cuts

A union is threatening the Victorian government with legal action unless it guarantees 700 school cleaners won't have their pay and conditions cut.

Commuter standstill as V/Line workers walk off the job

Commuter standstill as V/Line workers walk off the job

Commuter standstill as V/Line workers walk off the job

Commuter standstill as V/Line workers walk off the job

Regional Victorian trains were brought to a standstill as V/Line workers walked off the job following failed labour negotiations.

Boss who slapped strung-up apprentice fined $60,000

Boss who slapped strung-up apprentice fined $60,000

Boss who slapped strung-up apprentice fined $60,000

Boss who slapped strung-up apprentice fined $60,000

Steven Yousif has been fined $60,000 after he admitted bullying two carpentry apprentices during two years at his Melbourne business.

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Commuter chaos looms with V/Line workers set to strike

Victorian commuters are set to face significant disruption as V/Line workers plan to strike following failed negotiations.

Bakery loses dough for repeatedly hiring underage staff

A Victorian bakery has been fined without conviction for hiring five children who were under the legal working age.

Flight delays loom as Virgin staff threaten stoppages

Cabin crew staff at Virgin Australia have overwhelmingly voted in favour of taking industrial action as negotiations with the airline hit a wall.

End to wage cap, new dispute resolution for NSW workers

Nurses, paramedics, police and other essential workers are set to benefit from landmark reforms scrapping wage caps and delivering interest-based bargaining.

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Job placement services driven by dole bludger myth

Australian employment services are fragmented and have failed, with a parliamentary review calling for a complete overhaul of the system.

SA puts deadline on silicosis-causing engineered stone

Engineered stone could soon be ditched in South Australia if a national ban is not enforced, with state and territory leaders set for further talks.

Virgin cabin crew applying to vote on strike action

Virgin cabin crew will apply for a protected action ballot to vote on taking possible industrial action, including strikes, over pay and conditions.

State stonewalls silica ban as national talks drag on

Pressure is mounting for a national ban on the use of engineered stone as one state sets a deadline on talks and threatens to go it alone.

Pay talks get testy over teachers' year 12 exam strike

Negotiations over a new pay deal for South Australian teachers are turning sour after the union refused to call off a strike despite a revised pay offer.

Worker protections sooner on the cards as bill split

Further protections and access to support for workers suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and domestic violence could soon become a reality.

Learning digital skills helping migrants with job hunt

Opportunities are opening up for refugee and migrant women to integrate into Australian society with help from a charity teaching digital literacy skills.

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