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Qantas workers' distress forms major compensation claim

Qantas workers' distress forms major compensation claim

The psychological distress of workers who were illegally sacked by Qantas during the COVID-19 pandemic will form part of a major compensation case.

Dismissed presenter calls for ABC manager education

Dismissed presenter calls for ABC manager education

Dismissed presenter calls for ABC manager education

Dismissed presenter calls for ABC manager education

The ABC could be ordered by a court to educate management on how alleged misconduct should be dealt with under the enterprise agreement.

Bosses won't be penalised for calling staff after hours

Bosses won't be penalised for calling staff after hours

Bosses won't be penalised for calling staff after hours

Bosses won't be penalised for calling staff after hours

Employers won't face criminal sanctions for contacting staff outside their rostered hours after the penalties were belatedly stripped from workplace reforms.

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Dutton cops heat from police over right to disconnect

Dutton cops heat from police over right to disconnect

The police union has condemned Opposition Leader Peter Dutton, a former Queensland officer, over his commitment to unwind the right to disconnect after work.

How asking a recruit's past salary entrenches pay gap

How asking a recruit's past salary entrenches pay gap

Employers asking recruits what they currently earn to determine their salaries can reinforce the gender pay gap, business leaders have been told.

Four-day work week trial delivers sick leave surprise

Four-day work week trial delivers sick leave surprise

Medibank says workers' stress has fallen and some teams are taking markedly fewer sick days as a result of its four-day working week trial.

Right to disconnect laws pass federal parliament

Right to disconnect laws pass federal parliament

Employees will be able to legally disconnect from work out of hours, after industrial relations changes cleared the House of Representatives.

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Criminal penalties slip through among workplace reform

Criminal penalties slip through among workplace reform

Criminal penalties slip through among workplace reform

Criminal penalties slip through among workplace reform

Under new laws, bosses could be penalised for making unreasonable contact with staff after hours but the prime minister promises to iron out the issues.

Stronger work rights secure as businesses warn of costs

Stronger work rights secure as businesses warn of costs

Stronger work rights secure as businesses warn of costs

Stronger work rights secure as businesses warn of costs

Gig workers, casual staff and employees bugged after hours by their bosses are the winners of laws that have passed the Senate to the displeasure of businesses.

Workers set to get right to ignore bosses after hours

Workers set to get right to ignore bosses after hours

Workers set to get right to ignore bosses after hours

Workers set to get right to ignore bosses after hours

Ignoring work calls and emails after hours could soon become the new normal as political momentum builds for the 'right to disconnect'.

Boss fine 'last resort' in talks on right to disconnect

Boss fine 'last resort' in talks on right to disconnect

Boss fine 'last resort' in talks on right to disconnect

Boss fine 'last resort' in talks on right to disconnect

Discussions are progressing with business about employee rights to switch off outside of working hours as the minister scouts how such laws could be applied.

Switching off from work could become a legal right

Switching off from work could become a legal right

Switching off from work could become a legal right

Switching off from work could become a legal right

There is growing support to introduce a "right to disconnect" for Australian employees, which could change the way people approach their work and life balance.

Doctor jailed for forcing refugee to work at candy shop

Doctor jailed for forcing refugee to work at candy shop

Doctor jailed for forcing refugee to work at candy shop

Doctor jailed for forcing refugee to work at candy shop

A doctor will spend at least 18 months behind bars for threatening to deport an asylum seeker if he did not work long hours while underpaid at his candy shop.

Regional services resume after V/Line strike disruption

Regional services resume after V/Line strike disruption

Regional services resume after V/Line strike disruption

Regional services resume after V/Line strike disruption

Victoria's regional train service is back online for the afternoon rush after V/Line staff took industrial action when contract negotiations stalled.

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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.

Lift-off for wharfies to strike as pay row hopes sink

Dock workers have permission to strike at some of Australia's busiest terminals in what could trigger major disruptions to the country's supply chains.

Unions sink calls for government role in port pay clash

A union chief has brushed off suggestions the federal government needs to step in to prevent a maritime workplace dispute worsening.

Gender pay gaps to be exposed at Australian companies

Employers with 100 or more staff will be forced to publish their gender pay gaps as part of a government push for improved transparency and workplace equality.

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'Backbone' of electricity grid facing industrial action

Billions of dollars worth of energy infrastructure will be the target of stop work action as Transgrid employees walk off the job in NSW demanding better pay.

Staff shortages fuelling billion-dollar public pay bill

Some NSW public-sector workers are doing double their assigned hours as the cost of overtime for 430,000 state employees soars.

Freelance boom overstated as self-employment rates wane

Freelancing has not taken over the world as some forecasters expected, but rather become more precarious, based on research from a public policy think tank.

No 'silver bullet' to fix ailing WorkCover scheme

The union movement has blasted Labor's planned changes to WorkCover as businesses plead for a cap on rising premiums at an inquiry into a controversial bill.

University workers lose $159m in stolen wages

More than 97,000 employees in the university sector have been underpaid to the tune of $159 million, new analysis shows.

Teacher pay stand-off ends after union backs new offer

Parents have likely seen the last of teacher strikes for the time being after the South Australian government's latest pay offer won union support.

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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