workplace

Women’s safety – it’s all talk and no action from Scott Morrison

Date Published: 10/09/2021
Category: On The Job

From Respect@Work legislation to the Women’s Summit, Morrison is all talk and no action when it comes to women’s safety, writes Francis Leach

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/09/10/womens-safety-no-action-from-scott-morrison/

Respect@Work must be the starting point

Date Published: 03/09/2021
Category: Analysis Working life Working women

This week, the Senate debated a partial, incomplete and cherry-picked list of recommendations which were drawn from the Sex Discrimination Commission’s Respect@Work report, published over a year ago.

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/09/03/respect-at-work/

Meet the hardest working man in snow business

Date Published: 20/12/2020
Category: Workers rights

It’s the Xmas edition of On the Job, so Francis and Sally meet the one person who is definitely happy to be working Xmas Day – Santa.

https://www.australianunions.org.au/2020/12/20/meet-the-hardest-working-man-in-snow-business/

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/