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Addressing the cracks in the sector is long overdue. The care compact provides more than job improvement for workers. It is an investment in the dignity and quality of life of the many Australians – young and old – who depend on carers.
Women today are told that they can and should seamlessly maintain a perfect balance of work and family life. But our current paid parental leave framework tells us that motherhood is a thankless job in many ways.
Our workplace bargaining laws are overly and unnecessarily complicated. They no longer provide an even playing field for workers.
Keep an eye out of the next few days for the union movement’s positive plan to ensuring millions of workers can get a pay rise.
It is important to remember that the steady decline in enterprise bargaining is one of several factors contributing to this stagnation of wages.
"So if you're living in pain, then you've got to make a decision about, 'Well, I don't have the savings. Where can I get the money from?' Do you draw down on your mortgage? Or do you take money out of your superannuation? That's really the only option that's available to you."
