The ACTU calls for workplace rights to be strengthened for women and millions of Australians in casual and insecure work in its submission to the Productivity Commission inquiry into workplace relations. Australian Unions also call for the minimum wage and penalty rates to be protected as well as greater rights for workers to bargain collectively, […]
More than 13,000 of Australia’s nurses and midwives have had their say on the importance of penalty rates, with an overwhelming 93% warning they are prepared to take action to protect their penalty rates – over 60% said this would include stop work or strike action. These are the results of a new national survey, […]
Members of the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) will participate in coordinated industrial action on Wednesday (4 March), as part of a union-led national day of action. Hundreds of nurses and midwives will take to the streets in Sydney and Newcastle to highlight their opposition to the Federal Government’s attacks on workers’ rights, Medicare […]
Frequently asked questions about the Productivity Commission inquiry, its relevance to nurses and midwives and the National Day of Action on Wednesday 4 March. Download this FAQ in PDF format: National Day of Action FAQ
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) is warning the Abbott Government that stripping away nurses’ penalty rates and other allowances would compromise the healthcare provided to all Australians. The Acting Federal Secretary of the ANMF, Annie Butler, said penalty rates and shift loadings comprise a significant portion of a Registered Nurse (RN) or Midwife’s […]
An attempt by employers to cut penalty rates for millions of Australian workers has kicked off just before Christmas, said the ACTU. ACTU President Ged Kearney said employer groups have outlined the industries they will target under a review of the award system at a hearing in the Fair Work Commission. “If employer groups have […]
The record high 18.2 per cent gender pay gap will widen even further if business groups win their campaign to strip away penalty rates and attack the minimum wage. “It is incredibly disappointing yet unsurprising to see the gender pay gap has blown out to its widest level in 20 years,” said ACTU President Ged […]
The campaign to protect penalty rates kicked up a gear today with the release of new ACTU research, ‘One out – The Abbott Government and the return of unfair individual contracts’ which outlines how the Abbott Government’s proposed Industrial Relations legislation robs workers of their penalty rates alongside other workplace rights. ACTU Secretary Dave Oliver […]
Australian Unions will fight a campaign by the business lobby to cut weekend penalty rates, challenging them today to ‘bring it on’. ACTU Secretary Dave Oliver said public opinion was on the side of workers and the union movement would not take a backwards step in defending the Australian way of life. “I say to […]
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