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Workers win the right to disconnect

Workers win the right to disconnect

Published: 09/02/2024
Category: Industrial Relations

Thanks to new right to disconnect laws to come into effect later this year, all workers will have the right to say no to unreasonable demands to stay digitally connected to their employer and work outside regular work hours. 

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Australian Unions have your back at work


Inquiry into price gouging – full report released

Inquiry into price gouging – full report released

Published: 07/02/2024
Category: Australia Needs a Pay Rise

The Inquiry into Price Gouging and Unfair Pricing Practices report shines a spotlight on the experiences of everyday Australians trying to make ends meet in the ongoing cost-of-living crisis.

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Medicare 40th Anniversary

Medicare 40th Anniversary

Published: 02/02/2024
Category: Analysis

It's thanks to the dedication of unionists over many years that we have Medicare today. 

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Half of workers are working while sick or injured

Half of workers are working while sick or injured

Published: 30/01/2024
Category: Work Health and Safety

The 2023 Work Shouldn’t Hurt survey reveals that over half of insecure workers have reported continuing to work while ill or injured specifically, due to the absence of paid leave.

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Cost of living bonus for all working people

Cost of living bonus for all working people

Published: 25/01/2024
Category: Australia Needs a Pay Rise

Good news – the Albanese government's new tax-cut plan will provide cost-of-living relief for those who desperately need it most: Australian workers and their families.

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Australian Unions have your back at work


Casualties of a broken system

Casualties of a broken system

Published: 22/01/2024
Category: Australia Needs a Pay Rise

Less than 5% of casual workers who want permanent jobs can secure one. The second part of the Closing Loopholes Bill includes much-needed changes that will re-balance the relationship between casual workers and employers.

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