Thousands of Woolworths employees will get a four-day week if the peak union secures a proposed agreement with the supermarket. Under a new addition to the latest enterprise agreement, workers would be able to complete their 38-hour workload over four days – resulting in 9.5 hour shifts. More likely thanContinue Reading
Victorian public and community sector workers are now entitled to period and reproductive leave under a collective agreement minted on Tuesday. The state Treasurer signed the agreement after two weeks of enterprise bargaining with the Community and Public Sector Union through an independent bargaining facilitator. The four-year deal will extendContinue Reading
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has hit back at criticism over his meeting with former Qantas CEO Alan Joyce just weeks before the airline submitted plans by rival carrier Qatar to boost local flights should be rejected. Asked about what was discussed at the November 2022 meeting, Mr Albanese called theContinue Reading
An Aussie flight attendant has revealed why she quit her job after just one year of being in the industry. Ashlee Rogers, from Melbourne, embarked on her new career in 2022 after undergoing six weeks of intensive training where she officially became a flight attendant for Virgin Australia. And whileContinue Reading
A landmark agreement will see Australian staff at one company guaranteed a four day work week at full pay. Full time employees at Oxfam Australia will see their working time reduced to just 30 hours a week, while permanent part time staff would have their hours calculated on a proContinue Reading
When Paul Keating finally won his spectacular double-tap leadership coup against Bob Hawke in 1991, legend has it he sent a message to Hawke’s jittery praetorian guard: “Peace in our time.” In other words, there would be no reprisals, no payback, no stripping of ministries for those who had theContinue Reading
Labor’s wide-ranging industrial relations reforms are on the brink of becoming a reality as a Senate showdown over the Secure Jobs, Better Pay Bill nears its end. The government believes it will be able to pass the omnibus legislation, which will introduce the most significant changes to Australia’s workplace lawsContinue Reading
Anthony Albanese has declared it is a “huge day for working people” after striking a deal with a key crossbencher to get Labor’s wide-ranging industrial relations reforms through parliament. But the Prime Minister wouldn’t be drawn on when Australians could expect the passing of the Secure Jobs, Better Pay BillContinue Reading