The nation’s top executives have received pay rises much higher than the rate of inflation as everyday Australians battle the cost of living crisis. A new report from the Governance Institute of Australia has found senior executives in Australia’s largest listed companies were given pay rises double the rate ofContinue Reading
Tens of thousands of public sector workers in NSW can expect a pay bump of 4.5 per cent, as the government works to enact one of their flagship election promises. The wage rise will be made up of a 4 per cent increase to wages, plus a 0.5 per centContinue Reading
Aussie bosses are reining in their salary increases this year, meaning countless workers will miss out on a pay rise despite the country’s soaring cost of living crisis. According to grim new research from recruiter Robert Half, 58 per cent of Australian employers are solely basing remuneration decisions in 2023Continue Reading
Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the federal government has gone “out of its way” to carve out $11.3bn over the next four years to boost the pay for 250,000 aged care workers. A cornerstone election promise of the Albanese government, backed up by the Fair Work Commission, the “historic” 15 perContinue Reading
RAAF aircraft engineers fighting for a pay increase to bring them up to industry averages say they have instead been offered an extra pair of pants. Union officials say Airbus Asia Pacific – which contracts the engineers to the Richmond RAAF base in outer Sydney – has been stonewalling sinceContinue Reading
Weekly fights and attacks on prison guards, including a recent incident where an officer was strangled by an inmate, are commonplace at one of NSW’s most dangerous prisons. Parklea Correctional Facility oversees about 1100 inmates, including maximum security prisoners and men awaiting remand, however rostering can see staff drop toContinue Reading
David Fifita’s contract saga has taken another turn with the Raiders showing signs they are losing hope of pulling off the recruitment coup. The Daily Telegraph’s Dean Ritchie said on Wednesday Fifita is yet to make a final decision on his future, bit it is looking less likely that heContinue Reading
Waste workers employed by a major company will refuse to collect at least 35,000 bins in what will be their third strike action since the start of the year. Members of the Transport Workers Union employed by waste giant Cleanaway on contracts with the City of Sydney have taken industrialContinue Reading
Medibank executives should have their pay docked over their recent cyber breach, the financial services watchdog has warned. In a statement the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority said they had “intensified” their supervision of Medibank in the wake of last month’s cyber attack, in which suspected Russian-based hackers stole 9.7 millionContinue Reading
Shocking survey findings claim three in four aged care workers in Australia plan to quit within the next six months unless offered a hefty pay rise. The decision will bring the already crisis-ridden sector to the verge of collapse, the Health Services Union revealed in its Aged Care Snapshot reportContinue Reading