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We know what respect for working women looks like. Here's how we make it happen

We know what respect for working women looks like. Here's how we make it happen

Published: 02/09/2022
Category: Industrial Relations

A fairer approach and simpler right to flexible work arrangements in our workplace laws that recognise the importance for all of us of balancing work and care.

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Australia’s care crisis requires an industry overhaul

Australia’s care crisis requires an industry overhaul

Published: 02/09/2022
Category: Women To The Front

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.

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We need a parental leave system that supports working parents

We need a parental leave system that supports working parents

Published: 02/09/2022
Category: Working life

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.

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How we can get wages growing again

How we can get wages growing again

Published: 01/09/2022
Category: Industrial Relations

Our workplace bargaining laws are overly and unnecessarily complicated. They no longer provide an even playing field for workers.

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Having trouble getting decent pay? Fixing the bargaining system will change that

Having trouble getting decent pay? Fixing the bargaining system will change that

Published: 31/08/2022
Category: Industrial Relations

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.

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Workers deserve easy access to the bargaining system

Workers deserve easy access to the bargaining system

Published: 30/08/2022
Category: The Bulletin

It is important to remember that the steady decline in enterprise bargaining is one of several factors contributing to this stagnation of wages.  

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