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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.

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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

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

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

Commuter chaos looms with V/Line workers set to strike

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.

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Bakery loses dough for repeatedly hiring underage staff

Bakery loses dough for repeatedly hiring underage staff

Bakery loses dough for repeatedly hiring underage staff

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

Flight delays loom as Virgin staff threaten stoppages

Flight delays loom as Virgin staff threaten stoppages

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

End to wage cap, new dispute resolution for NSW workers

End to wage cap, new dispute resolution for NSW workers

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.

Job placement services driven by dole bludger myth

Job placement services driven by dole bludger myth

Job placement services driven by dole bludger myth

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

SA puts deadline on silicosis-causing engineered stone

SA puts deadline on silicosis-causing engineered stone

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 applying to vote on strike action

Virgin cabin crew applying to vote on strike action

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

State stonewalls silica ban as national talks drag on

State stonewalls silica ban as national talks drag on

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.

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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.

Small businesses to get larger slice of economic pie

Chris Minns is keen to see small businesses get a larger slice of the NSW government economic pie and is making it easier for them to win government contracts.

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Chevron workers endorse pay deal and claim victory

Chevron workers in Western Australia have voted to endorse a series of proposed enterprise agreements after months of negotiations and industrial action.

BHP workers threaten strike action over pay dispute

A union representing hundreds of train drivers at BHP’s WA iron ore mining operations say workers have voted to start industrial action amid a pay dispute.

WA premier 'disappointed' Alcoa could close refinery

Western Australia's premier is "disappointed" US giant Alcoa told investors it could close an alumina refinery near Perth after assuring government it wouldn't.

Chevron workers endorse agreements, strike averted

Chevron workers in West Australian gas plants have approved a series of draft enterprise agreements rather than go ahead with a planned strike.

Dairy workers walk off the job over pay, conditions

More than 1400 workers demanding improved wages and conditions are walking off the job at 13 sites across Victoria.

V/Line security guards claim they're being underpaid

Security guards contracted to work for V/Line allege they have been paid eight per cent below the award rate, which places them below minimum wage.

Pilot strike at Qantas subsidiary to hit fly-in workers

WA travellers and fly-in fly-out workers are expected to be delayed when pilots strike for a full day as they negotiate an enterprise agreement.

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