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Government workplace department underpaid employees

Government workplace department underpaid employees

The Department of Employment and Workplace Relations spent four months and hundreds of thousands on consultants after underpaying its own workers by $60,000.

Workers urged to embrace, not fear, robot colleagues

Workers urged to embrace, not fear, robot colleagues

Workers urged to embrace, not fear, robot colleagues

Workers urged to embrace, not fear, robot colleagues

From robots on two legs to a giant arm that sorts products, Amazon is testing more machines to work with humans but worker concerns remain high.

Labor faces pressure to push through PTSD work changes

Labor faces pressure to push through PTSD work changes

Labor faces pressure to push through PTSD work changes

Labor faces pressure to push through PTSD work changes

The crossbench and opposition will attempt to force Labor's hand to split its larger workplace reforms legislation and support the non-contentious parts.

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Uni staff report 50 per cent spike in sexual harassment

Uni staff report 50 per cent spike in sexual harassment

Almost a third of university staff have reported experiencing sexual harassment at work, with the main perpetrators said to be colleagues and managers.

CFMEU blasts industry 'hysteria' on workplace reforms

CFMEU blasts industry 'hysteria' on workplace reforms

Tradies have no reason to be worried the federal government's workplace reforms will force them to become employees, the construction union says.

Firies march on Vic parliament as pay dispute deepens

Firies march on Vic parliament as pay dispute deepens

More than 1000 firefighters have rallied in Melbourne as their union claims the Victorian government reneged on agreements reached after years of negotiation.

Bid to crack down on billions of dollars lost in super

Bid to crack down on billions of dollars lost in super

The Greens are campaigning to criminalise superannuation theft, which costs Australian workers more than $3 billion a year.

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Labor reluctant to slice and dice workplace law changes

Labor reluctant to slice and dice workplace law changes

Labor reluctant to slice and dice workplace law changes

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.

Qatar Airways, voice to be debated in parliament

Qatar Airways, voice to be debated in parliament

Qatar Airways, voice to be debated in parliament

Qatar Airways, voice to be debated in parliament

Here's what's on the agenda for parliament's final sitting week before it breaks for the month leading up to the Indigenous voice to parliament referendum.

Bill to close labour hire loopholes pushed into 2024

Bill to close labour hire loopholes pushed into 2024

Bill to close labour hire loopholes pushed into 2024

Bill to close labour hire loopholes pushed into 2024

The reporting date for an inquiry into laws to close labour hire loopholes has been pushed into next year, effectively ending its chances of passing this year.

Workplace reforms will stifle mining sector: Dutton

Workplace reforms will stifle mining sector: Dutton

Workplace reforms will stifle mining sector: Dutton

Workplace reforms will stifle mining sector: Dutton

The government's workplace reforms are aimed at ending exploitative labour loopholes but Peter Dutton claims they will damage the crucial resources sector.

Families seek payout for food delivery driver deaths

Families seek payout for food delivery driver deaths

Families seek payout for food delivery driver deaths

Families seek payout for food delivery driver deaths

The families of three gig workers who died on the job are seeking compensation for the death of their loved ones.

Gig workers could be delivered billions in unpaid wages

Gig workers could be delivered billions in unpaid wages

Gig workers could be delivered billions in unpaid wages

Gig workers could be delivered billions in unpaid wages

Gig and labour hire workers could receive billions of dollars in unpaid wages as part of the government's latest raft of workplace reforms.

Mining bosses dig in over 'extreme' workplace laws

Mining bosses dig in over 'extreme' workplace laws

Mining bosses dig in over 'extreme' workplace laws

Mining bosses dig in over 'extreme' workplace laws

The mining industry has warned the prime minister against taking the sector for granted and pushing investment elsewhere with "extreme" workplace laws.

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Workplace changes to protect staff from undercut wages

The federal government has introduced its next tranche of workplace reforms targeted at employers exploiting loopholes to undercut pay.

Aussie investors to lobby for gender balance by 2030

Investors want to see more women in leadership roles and more gender diversity issues addressed by the companies they back, according to a survey.

Half of migrant, refugee women workers face harassment

Race or religion are the main motivations for sexual harassment against migrant and refugee women in the workplace, a national survey has found.

Stopping workplace DV discrimination 'will save lives'

The federal government is set to introduce reforms that will prevent employers from discriminating against domestic abuse survivors in the workplace.

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Workplace changes slated for year's end but fight looms

Employment Minister Tony Burke is pushing ahead with a new tranche of industrial relations reform but faces a fight from the business lobby and opposition.

Progress being made in talks with gas worker union

Talks between unions and Woodside over pay and conditions are progressing, as a second energy company, Chevron, awaits a ballot over industrial action.

Australia's answer to Silicon Valley are tech clusters

Top tech innovators are scattered through 96 "tech clusters", a report reveals, including four major hubs expected to create the jobs of tomorrow.

Calls for clarity after workplace law change confusion

Pressure is building on the government to release key details about proposed changes to employment laws as businesses raise concerns over the policy.

Health workers divided as NSW pay fights heat up

A deal to deliver 70,000 NSW health workers a $3500 pay rise has narrowly won the support of union members as other unions plot their own wage battles.

Construction union urges speedy ban of stone benchtops

While a union ban on engineered stone benchtops is set to kick in within months, the head of the CFMEU wants the federal government to act sooner.

Union wants super profits tax to pay for social housing

A union boss is challenging the federal government to think big and slap a super profits tax on big businesses to pay for social housing.

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