Covid-19

COVID isn’t over: what you can do to protect yourself and others

Date Published: 02/02/2023
Category: Covid-19

If your employer is refusing to implement any of these measures, it’s time to give your union a call.

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2023/02/02/covid-isnt-over-what-you-can-do-to-protect-yourself-and-others/

The Power of Campaigning: a Budget Special

Date Published: 31/10/2022
Category: The Bulletin

Last week, the budget offered Australians a little relief, especially for parents. This includes an injection of about $4 billion over 4 years into affordable early childhood education and care, and an expansion of Paid Parental Leave from 18 to 26 weeks.  These two wins will help mums to enter or re-enter the workforce.  …

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2022/10/31/the-power-of-campaigning-a-budget-special/

Working From Home arrangements a chance for workers to re-imagine ‘flexibility’

Date Published: 20/10/2022
Category: Job security

When the pandemic hit and many workers shifted to working from home, a new avenue opened. We had a taste of what flexibility on our own terms could look like. 

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2022/10/20/working-from-home-arrangements-a-chance-for-workers-to-re-imagine-flexibility/

Workers’ wages and rights have seen decades of setback. Here’s how unions are changing the trend.

Date Published: 21/07/2022
Category: Workers rights

u know how giant tech companies love championing the innovation and productivity of their workers?  It was only a few years ago the billionaire tech company CEOs and executives were caught cheating their own employees.   

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2022/07/21/workers-wages-and-rights-have-seen-decades-of-setback-heres-how-unions-are-changing-the-trend/

Employers need to step up and support workers through COVID peak

Date Published: 21/07/2022
Category: Covid-19

In alarming news for all workers, Chief Medical Officer Professor Paul Kelly warned yesterday that COVID case numbers will soon surpass all previous peaks.  

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2022/07/21/employers-need-to-step-up-and-support-workers-through-covid-peak/

Workers supported to isolate with COVID sick leave restored

Date Published: 18/07/2022
Category: Covid-19

Good news for workers without paid sick leave: the Albanese Government has restored the $750 Pandemic Leave Disaster Payment. 

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2022/07/18/workers-supported-to-isolate-with-covid-sick-leave-restored/

How to prepare for the third wave of COVID-19

Date Published: 14/07/2022
Category: Work Health and Safety

COVID hospitalisations in Australia have soared to more than 4,000 people. The last time we saw a figure this high was in February this year during the summer Omicron outbreak.  

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2022/07/14/how-to-prepare-for-the-third-wave-of-covid-19/

Hospital patients and rising cost of living front of mind for nurses and midwives on strike

Date Published: 29/06/2022
Category: Workers rights

Going on strike in any industry is a last resort. But NSW nurses and midwives have had to do it not once, not twice, but now three times this year.

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2022/06/29/hospital-patients-and-rising-cost-of-living-front-of-mind-for-nurses-and-midwives-on-strike/

Why are we still showing up to work with COVID symptoms?

Date Published: 26/05/2022
Category: Working life

A recent report from the Australia Institute has found that a concerning number of people are showing up to work either symptomatic or after exposure to the virus. Their findings also suggest that the large majority of these people are young workers in insecure jobs. 

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2022/05/26/why-are-we-still-showing-up-to-work-with-covid-symptoms/

Can your boss force you back into the workplace?

Date Published: 11/05/2022
Category: Workers rights

If you haven’t had the conversation already, it could be coming soon. Whether you welcome the request or not, your employer may ask for you to return to the physical workplace. But what if you don’t want to go back?

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2022/05/11/can-your-boss-force-you-back-into-the-workplace/

Mixed feelings about returning to the office? Here’s what you can do

Date Published: 04/03/2022
Category: Working life

We’re heading into a new era of work so if you’re feeling unsure about how to navigate a post-pandemic work environment, you’re not the only one.  

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2022/03/04/mixed-feelings-about-returning-to-the-office-heres-what-you-can-do/

Disability advocates warn COVID remains a deadly threat

Date Published: 21/02/2022
Category: On The Job

“We don’t have a choice about if we are going to be exposed to COVID or not if we are in receipt of daily care.”

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2022/02/21/disability-advocates-warn-covid-remains-a-deadly-threat/

The Morrison government’s scheme for tax deductible Rapid Antigen Tests barely scrapes the surface

Date Published: 11/02/2022
Category: Covid-19

Finally, the news we’ve been waiting for has arrived. The Morrison government has made Rapid Antigen Tests needed for work…. tax deductible.

Ultimately, this decision provides no immediate relief for workers who have been so frantically trying to secure themselves RATs.

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2022/02/11/the-morrison-governments-scheme-for-tax-deductible-rapid-antigen-tests-barely-scrapes-the-surface/

$400 for your vote – aged care workers say no

Date Published: 03/02/2022
Category: On The Job

What price for the vote of an aged care worker? For an increasingly desperate Scott Morrison, it would seem it’s a paltry $400.

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2022/02/03/400-for-your-vote-aged-care-workers-say-no/

Are back to school COVID rules protecting workers

Date Published: 24/01/2022
Category: On The Job

It has been another uneasy summer for teachers around much of Australia. Having navigated nearly two years of challenging online learning, teachers watched as the Omicron variant sent COVID-19 infections through the roof, making a return to the classroom in 2022 a challenging proposition. “This was the time of the year when teachers and principals…

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2022/01/24/are-back-to-school-covid-rules-protecting-workers/

Australia needs free, accessible rapid antigen tests. For all.

Date Published: 24/01/2022
Category: Covid-19

The Morrison Government must step up to make Rapid Antigen Tests free and accessible to all. That’s why Australian Unions has launched a new television ad calling on the community to help us convince the Morrison Government to make RATs free and accessible for all. We need your help to get this ad far and…

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2022/01/24/australia-needs-free-accessible-rapid-antigen-tests-for-all/

Free Seminar: Omicron and Workplace Safety – Your Rights

Date Published: 21/01/2022
Category: Covid-19

The rapid spread of the highly infectious Omicron variant of COVID-19 comes at a time when many workplaces are unprepared. Register for this urgent meeting where Sally McManus and work and health and safety experts will provide advice and support on how to make work safe and prevent transmission.

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2022/01/21/omicron-and-workplace-safety/

Workers and Unions know workplace health and safety – so why is Morrison ignoring them?

Date Published: 20/01/2022
Category: On The Job

Of course, it was all smirk and mirrors, and as we head into the third year of an increasingly gruelling pandemic, Australian workers are under no illusions about whether the Prime Minister is putting their health and safety first.

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2022/01/20/workers-and-unions-know-workplace-health-and-safety-so-why-is-morrison-ignoring-them/

COVID positive workers no longer forced back to work

Date Published: 19/01/2022
Category: Work Health and Safety

Thanks to the power of workers organising and hundreds of messages sent to Woolworths’ Facebook page over the weekend, every worker who has tested positive for COVID will be able to isolate, rest at home and recover.

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2022/01/19/covid-positive-workers-no-longer-forced-back-to-work/

Unions prepared to take “whatever steps are necessary” to keep their workplaces safe

Date Published: 18/01/2022
Category: Work Health and Safety

The union movement will do everything we can to keep people safe and act to slow the spread of this latest wave of the Covid pandemic.

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2022/01/18/unions-prepared-to-take-whatever-steps-are-necessary-to-keep-their-workplaces-safe/

Covid positive abattoir workers forced back to work

Date Published: 14/01/2022
Category: Work Health and Safety

Teys Australia will force South Australian abattoir workers who are COVID positive to report for duty at work on Monday.

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2022/01/14/covid-positive-abattoir-workers-forced-back-to-work/

Symptoms at work? You have the right to leave

Date Published: 13/01/2022
Category: Work Health and Safety

But if you’re in a sweat because you’re worried about leaving work due to having Covid-19 symptoms – don’t be. It’s your right.

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2022/01/13/symptoms-at-work-you-have-the-right-to-leave/

Making our workplaces safe IS a race.

Date Published: 29/11/2021
Category: On The Job

The world of work will never be quite the same after the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. How it will look and what impact it will have on workers is still to be determined.

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/11/29/making-our-workplaces-safe-is-a-race/

There is no labour shortage, just a properly paid job shortage

Date Published: 23/11/2021
Category: Analysis

There’s a lot of noise from employers at the moment about not being able to find workers. Even with millions of workers returning to the labour force after falling out of work during the pandemic, employers – apparently – simply cannot find anyone to fill vacancies. In response, the Morrison Government has announced this week…

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/11/23/there-is-no-labour-shortage-just-a-properly-paid-job-shortage/

Workers deliver a message – we won’t accept the Amazon Effect

Date Published: 08/11/2021
Category: On The Job

Sending a parcel in the mail and expecting it to arrive on time has become a set and forget ritual for millions of Australians. As we approach Christmas, we could all be in for a rude shock as global supply chains buckle under the strain of a post-pandemic restart. It’s not just customers who are…

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/11/08/workers-deliver-a-message/

The pandemic trap – Workers tell their stories about life without COVID disaster payments

Date Published: 28/10/2021
Category: On The Job

As many parts of Australia head toward the 80% target of double COVID-19 vaccination for eligible people, a sense of excitement is building for a life free of long lockdowns and pandemic restrictions that have disrupted so many lives. At the same time, reaching that vaccination benchmark is a source of real anxiety for hundreds…

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/10/28/the-pandemic-trap-secure-jobs/

Spotlight on Secure jobs & Wages: Central Queensland

Date Published: 21/10/2021
Category: Job security

Insecure work is at crisis levels in central Queensland.  Nearly 4 in 10 workers (38.7%) are in casual work. 1 in 2 workers in central Queensland no longer have a permanent job. Mining and manufacturing companies have been deliberately replacing permanent jobs with insecure ones.  Insecure work is incredibly prevalent in central Queensland. The region is…

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/10/21/insecure-work-central-qld/

On the frontline: Back in the ICU to help fight the pandemic

Date Published: 18/10/2021
Category: On The Job

Meet one of the frontline workers getting us through this Pandemic; veteran registered Nurse Michael Dawes.

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/10/18/michael-dawes-on-the-job/

On the frontline: Healthcare workers share their COVID stories

Date Published: 05/10/2021
Category: On The Job

Healthcare workers share their stories of working on COVID-19 frontline as our hospitals fight to keep on top of the wave of infections.

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/10/05/healthcare-workers-covid-stories/

On the frontline: a paramedic shares his experience of the pandemic

Date Published: 27/09/2021
Category: On The Job

A paramedic shares what it’s like working on the frontline of a pandemic, and how the support of his coworkers and union are getting him through.

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/09/27/on-the-frontline-paramedic/

Anti-vax, far-right activists undermining Australians’ health, safety

Date Published: 22/09/2021
Category: Analysis

Australians are facing an organised campaign by far-right activists to undermine confidence in our life saving public health response, writes Sally McManus

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/09/22/far-right-activists-undermining-australians-health-safety/

Aged Care Workers face staff shortages as vaccine mandate

Date Published: 17/09/2021
Category: On The Job

The aged care system faces uncertainty as the deadline for mandatory vaccination of aged care workers expires today, writes Francis Leach.

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/09/17/aged-care-workers-face-staff-shortages/

Impact on healthcare workers overlooked in a pandemic defined by numbers

Date Published: 10/09/2021
Category: Analysis Working life

Healthcare workers are the irreplaceable heart of our healthcare system. They must be better supported through the surge in COVID cases, writes Lauren Piko.

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/09/10/healthcare-workers-overlooked-in-a-pandemic-defined-by-numbers/

Workers caring for Australians still facing vaccine crisis

Date Published: 20/08/2021
Category: On The Job

Contrary to misconceptions, Australia’s health and care sector is still facing a vaccine crisis, writes Francis Leach

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/08/20/workers-facing-vaccine-crisis/

Stay at home? Housing must be considered in public health and economic recovery

Date Published: 20/08/2021
Category: Analysis Working life

Addressing the inequalities in Australia’s housing market is essential to our economic recovery, writes Lauren Piko

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/08/20/housing-must-be-considered-in-economic-recovery/

The pandemic’s forgotten seafarers

Date Published: 18/08/2021
Category: On The Job

This week on On the Job, guests from the IMO discuss the 250,000 seafarers stranded by COVID-19 travel restrictions, and thier efforts to support them.

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/08/18/the-pandemics-forgotten-seafarers/

The fair go is all but gone

Date Published: 17/08/2021
Category: On The Job

COVID-19 has continued to expose vast inequalities, drawing back the curtain on who we really are as a nation and what we stand for, writes Francis Leach

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/08/17/the-fair-go-is-all-but-gone/

Consultation, not coercion the key to vaccinating workers

Date Published: 11/08/2021
Category: On The Job

When demand outsrips supply, mandating vaccines for workers is not the key to a successful vaccine rollout, writes Francis Leach

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/08/11/consultation-not-coercion-the-key-to-vaccinating-workers/

In this together? We need collective support, not individual blame

Date Published: 06/08/2021
Category: Analysis Working life

With over half the country in lockdown, Morrison must stop shifting blame to the individual for vaccine rollout failures, writes Lauren Piko

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/08/06/collective-support-not-individual-blame/

Magical thinking is no substitute for JobKeeper and JobSeeker

Date Published: 29/07/2021
Category: On The Job

The PM must put aside magical thinking and act now protect workers from the econmic realities they face, writes Francies Leach

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/07/29/magical-thinking-is-no-substitute-for-jobkeeper-and-jobseeker/

Facing the realities of insecure work

Date Published: 23/07/2021
Category: Working life

To support workers through the latest COVID crisis, the Government must first face up to the realities of the insure work, writes Lauren Piko

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/07/23/facing-the-realities-of-insecure-work/

The war against COVID is also a fight for equality

Date Published: 16/07/2021
Category: On The Job

The inequalities that existed before COVID-19 are widening as workers in insecure jobs suffer the worst of the pandemic, writes Francis Leach

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/07/16/the-war-against-covid-is-also-a-fight-for-equality/

Meet the workers paying the price for Morrison’s mess

Date Published: 08/07/2021
Category: On The Job

Workers in insecure work continue to pay the price for the Morrison Government’s vaccination mess, writes Francis Leach

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/07/08/meet-the-workers-paying-the-price-for-morrisons-mess/

Liberal victory lap over as workers’ pay the price for lockdown

Date Published: 28/06/2021
Category: On The Job

Unions call for an immediate reinstatement of JobKeeper as workers pay the price for another lockdown, writes Francis Leach

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/06/28/liberal-victory-lap-over-as-workers-pay-the-price-for-lockdown/

Scott Morrison’s insecure work economy won’t pay the rent

Date Published: 10/06/2021
Category: On The Job

Morrison must do more as a rent crisis emerges and the pandemic continues to wreck havoc on those without job security, writes Francis Leach.

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/06/10/scott-morrisons-insecure-work-economy-wont-pay-the-rent/

Wearing PPE at work is part of the job

Date Published: 07/06/2021
Category: On The Job

According to a new decision by the Fair Work Commision, putting on PPE should be done on work time, not personal time, writes Francis Leach.

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/06/07/wearing-ppe-at-work-is-part-of-the-job/

What we now know about Morrison’s failed vaccine rollout

Date Published: 04/06/2021
Category: Analysis Working life

The Morrison Government’s bungled vaccination rollout has put workers and vulnerable people at potentionally deadly risk, writes Chloe Ward.

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/06/04/what-we-now-know-about-morrisons-failed-vaccine-rollout/

COVID-19 and investment markets

Date Published: 05/05/2021
Category: Member Benefits

A year on from the start of the pandemic is a good time to reflect on what happened, and how investment markets reacted. As 2020 dawned Australia was coping with drought and fire. It sometimes feels like a lifetime ago, but it was just over a year ago that we all saw footage of beach…

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/05/05/covid-19-and-investment-markets/

Frontline workers aren’t getting their vaccinations – what isn’t the Government telling us?

Date Published: 16/04/2021
Category: Work Health and Safety

For a Prime Minister who’s big on announcements, Scott Morrison has been strangely quiet about the vaccine rollout amongst care workers.

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/04/16/frontline-workers-arent-getting-their-vaccinations-what-isnt-the-government-telling-us/

The end of JobKeeper…. and those left behind

Date Published: 02/04/2021
Category: Analysis Workers rights Working life

This time last year, Australian Unions fought for, and won, JobKeeper. This week, the Morrison Government has taken it away, with no plans for a replacement, writes Chloe Ward.

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/04/02/the-end-of-jobkeeper-and-those-left-behind/

Cutting JobSeeker: a national shame, an international embarrassment

Date Published: 12/02/2021
Category: Working life

It’s true Australia has done better than most countries when it comes to responding to the coronavirus crisis. But as we emerge from this pandemic, we’re at serious risk of slipping behind on one key measure.

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/02/12/cutting-jobseeker-a-national-shame-an-international-embarrassment/

Winding back JobSeeker will send an extra 190,000 Australians into poverty

Date Published: 18/12/2020
Category: Covid-19 Workers rights

Chief economist for the independent think tank The Australia Institute, Dr Richard Denniss, has labelled cuts to the JobSeeker payment “absolutely crazy”, warning it will see an extra 190,000 people living in poverty. Speaking with On the Job with Francis Leach & Sally Rugg, the prominent economist and author explained, “From an economic point of view, putting…

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2020/12/18/winding-back-jobseeker-will-send-an-extra-190000-australians-into-poverty/

A better normal after COVID-19

Date Published: 02/12/2020
Category: On The Job

Shadow Minister for Education and Training, the Hon Tanya Plibersek MP says Australians deserve a “better normal” for the sacrifices made during the pandemic including jobs “that are secure with decent pay and conditions”.

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2020/12/02/a-better-normal-after-covid-19/

Secure jobs with decent pay and conditions key to “a better normal after COVID-19″

Date Published: 02/12/2020
Category: Covid-19 Workers rights

Shadow Minister for Education and Training, the Hon Tanya Plibersek MP says Australians deserve a “better normal” for the sacrifices made during the pandemic including jobs “that are secure with decent pay and conditions”.

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2020/12/02/secure-jobs-with-decent-pay-and-conditions-key-to-a-better-normal-after-covid-19/

Tanya Plibersek MP, says investment in cheaper, cleaner renewable energy is a “no brainer”

Date Published: 30/11/2020
Category: Covid-19

Shadow Minister for Education and Training, the Hon.Tanya Plibersek MP, says investment in cheaper, cleaner renewable energy is a “no brainer” as we begin our COVID-19 recovery.

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2020/11/30/tanya-plibersek-mp-says-investment-in-cheaper-cleaner-renewable-energy-is-a-no-brainer/

Christmas is sorted with Union Health!

Date Published: 30/11/2020
Category: Member Benefits

If there has ever been a time where we needed the Spirit of Christmas – it’s the Summer of 2020.

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2020/11/30/christmas-is-sorted-with-union-health/

Member Benefits Update November 2020

Date Published: 06/11/2020
Category: Member Benefits

Welcome to the November instalment of your Member Benefits Update, dear readers.

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2020/11/06/member-benefits-update-november-2020/

Great Australian Dream slipping away for the young?

Date Published: 05/11/2020
Category: Member Benefits

Gen Y and Gen Z are suffering heavily from the COVID-19 pandemic, with new research suggesting their key life milestones have been set back years – or possibly forever.

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2020/11/05/great-australian-dream-slipping-away-for-the-young/

The incredible story behind our Limited Edition Tie-Dyed ‘We’re For Workers’ Tee

Date Published: 16/10/2020
Category: Covid-19 Member Benefits

“All the shirts are unique and you never know how one will look – that’s why it’s so exciting… ”When COVID-19 hit, Beth was laid off from her job in the fashion industry after 15 years.

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2020/10/16/the-incredible-story-behind-our-limited-edition-tie-dyed-were-for-workers-tee/

‘What Happens Next?’ book offer and competition

Date Published: 01/09/2020
Category: Covid-19 Member Benefits

Long before the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the global economy, a reset to serve the wellbeing of people and the planet was plainly needed.

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2020/09/01/what-happens-next-book-offer-and-competition/

Got questions about your work rights during COVID-19?

Date Published: 17/08/2020
Category: Covid-19

When business restrictions were introduced to slow the spread of COVID-19, Amy* found herself amongst the thousands of workers in Australia without work.
“It all changed so quickly. One week I was told to work from home and then the next week, I was stood down,” she said.

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2020/08/17/got-questions-about-your-work-rights-during-covid-19/

Paid pandemic leave – what is it and why do we need it?

Date Published: 10/08/2020
Category: Analysis Covid-19 Workers rights

In what’s been an already devasting year, it’s fair to say Victorians have had an especially rough week.

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2020/08/10/paid-pandemic-leave-what-is-it-and-why-do-we-need-it/

A win for paid pandemic leave – but there’s more to be done

Date Published: 06/08/2020
Category: Covid-19 Member Benefits Workers rights

We can celebrate a victory this week, with the Fair Work Commission finally listening to Australian unions’ calls for paid pandemic leave for aged care workers.

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2020/08/06/a-win-for-paid-pandemic-leave-but-theres-more-to-be-done/

Member Benefits Update August 2020

Date Published: 05/08/2020
Category: Covid-19 Member Benefits

Welcome to the August edition of your Member Benefits Update.

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2020/08/05/member-benefits-update-august-2020/

Why we’re talking more about money

Date Published: 03/08/2020
Category: Covid-19 Member Benefits

Aussies have shared some tough times during COVID-19 but the silver lining is that we’re talking more about money matters – and looking for ways to give our financial skills a lift.

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2020/08/03/why-were-talking-more-about-money/

What comes after COVID-19?

Date Published: 23/07/2020
Category: Covid-19 Member Benefits

While the Morrison Government contemplates tax cuts for the wealthy and returning to a punitive approach to welfare payments, Australian unions have been thinking hard about what comes after the COVID-19 pandemic.

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2020/07/23/what-comes-after-covid-19/

In Conversation: Young Workers

Date Published: 22/07/2020
Category: Analysis Covid-19

Michele O’Neil interviewed young workers and how they were affected by COVID-19.

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2020/07/22/in-conversation-young-workers/

Two urgent reforms can protect vulnerable workers from the worst effects of COVID-19

Date Published: 20/07/2020
Category: Covid-19 Member Benefits

The Morrison Government must stop dragging its feet on urgent reforms to protect vulnerable workers during the current COVID-19 crisis, and after.

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2020/07/20/two-urgent-reforms-can-protect-vulnerable-workers-from-the-worst-effects-of-covid-19/

Michele O’Neil on Insiders

Date Published: 19/07/2020
Category: Covid-19

Watch Michele O’Neil’s full interview on Insiders where she discusses our National Economic Reconstruction Plan.

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2020/07/19/michele-oneil-on-insiders/

Paid pandemic leave can arrest the latest coronavirus outbreak, and help save Australia’s economy

Date Published: 09/07/2020
Category: Covid-19 Member Benefits

As the COVID-19 pandemic takes a dangerous new turn in Australia, the Federal Government must provide all working people with paid pandemic leave.

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2020/07/09/paid-pandemic-leave-can-arrest-the-latest-coronavirus-outbreak-and-help-save-australias-economy/

Paid pandemic leave for all

Date Published: 09/07/2020
Category: Analysis Covid-19

After tribunal rejection, ACTU doubles down on paid pandemic leave for all.

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2020/07/09/paid-pandemic-leave-for-all/

Securing jobs and wage growth: the key to economic recovery

Date Published: 02/07/2020
Category: Covid-19 Member Benefits Workers rights

Every Australian can win, if discussions between the government, business, and the union movement address weaknesses in workplace law that started long before the COVID-19 pandemic.

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2020/07/02/securing-jobs-and-wage-growth-the-key-to-economic-recovery/

New tax break for working from home

Date Published: 19/06/2020
Category: Covid-19 Member Benefits

COVID-19 has seen lots of us working from home for the first time.

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2020/06/19/new-tax-break-for-working-from-home/

Tips for working from home

Date Published: 01/05/2020
Category: Covid-19 Member Benefits

For many of us, working from home is another challenge we must deal with as a result of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak.

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2020/05/01/tips-for-working-from-home/

Member Benefits Update April 2020

Date Published: 02/04/2020
Category: Covid-19 Member Benefits Super

In the April edition of your Member Benefits Update we bring you advice on the COVID-19 pandemic, we look at online shopping and how to stay safe and there’s some good news on our latest win with the new wage subsidy program.

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2020/04/02/member-benefits-update-april-2020/

COVID-19 update from ME

Date Published: 27/03/2020
Category: Covid-19 Member Benefits

How ME can support their customersCOVID-19 (Coronavirus) can have an impact on both people’s health and their financial wellbeing.

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2020/03/27/covid-19-update-from-me/