Rights, wages and conditions on trial in Abbott’s review

The terms of reference made public today in the media are a complete repudiation of the Abbott Government’s pre-election promise to workers that wholesale changes were not on the agenda, the ACTU said today. “The terms of reference revealed today put the whole workplace system on trial – pay and conditions, rights at work, collective […]

Australian workers will benefit from greater transparency of superannuation funds: unions

Australian Council of Trade Unions MEDIA RELEASE A Productivity Commission inquiry into default superannuation funds in modern awards will shed welcome light onto the relative performance of industry and retail funds, say unions. ACTU Assistant Secretary Tim Lyons said there should be transparency about the performance and operation of superannuation funds in awards so that […]

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