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Whether your pay is getting a bump up and by how much depends on a few different factors. Here are three steps to help you figure out how much to expect in your next pay cycle.
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2023/06/30/youre-set-to-get-more-pay-in-july-heres-how-to-check/
Good news! Around one in four workers in Australia have just won a pay rise. Find out if you’re one of them.
Australian unions have just helped secure wage increases between 5.75% and 8.6% for millions of workers.
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2023/06/02/weve-won-a-pay-rise-for-millions-of-workers-today/
They grew up during the Global Financial Crisis, survived a decade of conservative governments, and now are well and truly adults. Millennials are thirty, flirty and so not thriving.
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2023/04/21/do-millennials-and-gen-z-really-have-it-that-tough/
Here are the six things you need to know about how everyone benefits from fair pay rises.
For workers who rely on minimum wages, the sheer cost of living doesn’t mean missing out on takeaway coffee or streaming services. Those things are already long gone. It means cutting back on basic needs because there’s nothing else left to cut.
As of 7 January 2023, employers across Australia will be charged a hefty fine of up to $16,500 if found advertising for jobs at a rate below the minimum wage.
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2023/01/13/new-year-new-protections-for-job-hunters/
The bills are coming in with higher numbers than ever, but our incomes are falling further behind. We need a pay rise. But how do we make it happen? We’ve rounded up the three best ways to get your next wage increase. Spoiler alert: all roads lead back to joining your union. 1. The Annual…
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2022/10/07/three-ways-to-get-a-pay-rise/
While we’re certainly celebrating the increase to wages and super, we know that bosses don’t always do the right thing and your union is always here to hold them to account.
While we’re certainly celebrating the increase to wages and super, we know that bosses don’t always do the right thing and your union is always here to hold them to account.
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2022/07/12/a-friendly-reminder-to-check-your-payslips/
There are plenty of reasons to celebrate the 5.2% wage increase minimum wage workers will see appear on their pay slips in a matter of days. But it seems big business and conservative politicians aren’t too keen to give workers their fair share.
The lines snaking along the roads outside Foodbank’s warehouses in Dandenong and Epping on Melbourne’s suburban edge say more than any politician or pundit could about the cost-of-living crisis working people are facing.
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2022/07/05/foodbank-besieged-as-cost-of-living-crisis-bites/
Employers didn’t offer up super contributions with unprompted goodwill – the right to superannuation was entirely union member driven and won. Today the whole nation benefits. That is the power of collective action.
“If you said workers should continue to have real wage cuts and pay for an inflation rate they didn’t cause, I think that’s morally bankrupt,” said Sally McManus.
The FWC has decided to increase wages for a quarter of Australian workers – 5.2 per cent for those on the minimum wage and 4.6 per cent or $40 per week for those reliant on award wages, whichever is higher.
Contrary to misinformation from the business lobby, increasing wages actually helps create more jobs. We have a once-a-year opportunity to raise wages for almost one in four workers. The Australian Council of Trade Unions has called for a 5.5.% increase to the minimum wage as part of the Annual Wage Review. As happens with each…
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2022/06/10/the-case-for-increasing-minimum-wage/
Have you heard the one about how business can’t afford to give a pay rise? The truth is business has never had it so good…
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2022/06/06/business-claims-about-a-pay-rise-are-beyond-a-joke/
Minimum wage workers have shared stories what it’s really like to live on low paid work, while Morrison dismissed their frontline jobs as a “stepping stone”.
At a time when rampant price increases are decimating family budgets, the ACTU proposed increase is necessary for workers to make ends meet. Not that Morrison gives a stuff.
What does it take to make sure we don’t have to worry about being able to pay the bill at the supermarket or the petrol station? The simple answer: higher wages including an increased minimum wage.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison says it’s not his job to take action on wages, but he has the power to act and ensure workers can get wage rises and enjoy a decent standard of living.
For the first time, workers on Australia farm are guaranteed a minimum rate of pay for all workers who were until now paid “piece rates.”
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2022/05/02/minimum-pay-on-australian-farms-another-union-win/
We have been hearing a lot of old disproven excuses from big business and media commentators about why the minimum wage shouldn’t be increased. Here are five things you can say to set the conversation back on track.
Sticking to the minimum wage on its own simply isn’t enough to keep us out of poverty.
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2022/04/01/what-is-a-living-wage-heres-what-you-need-to-know/
Australia’s living standards and wages need to stop going backwards. Wage increases need to more than cover the rising cost of living – we need a genuine living wage.
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2022/03/31/why-its-time-for-a-5-increase-to-the-minimum-wage/
Amazon Flex drivers will now be the first in the world to enjoy enforceable rates of pay along with rights to dispute resolution, union representation and collective bargaining.
Union led protests demanding a pay rise for working Australians have sparked a wave of online support to #BoycottHarveyNorman
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/06/01/why-boycottharveynorman-is-trending/
Buying Australian made goods is good for jobs and the economy but working Australians can’t spend what they don’t have, writes Chloe Ward.
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/05/28/why-australian-made-matters/
It’s say one thing, do another as the Government banks on consumer spending for our recovery while arguing against a pay rise for workers.
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/05/24/frydenbergs-economic-strategy/
If we want our economy to recover, working people need a pay rise – three workers share what a minimum wage increase would mean to them.
A minimum wage increase will improve the lives of millions of Australians, but employer groups are trying to block it. What can be done?
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/05/19/what-can-be-done-about-low-wages/
We’ve rounded up the last five years of Annual Wage Review submissions to see who is trying to stop you from getting a pay rise
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/04/30/whos-trying-to-stop-you-getting-a-pay-rise/
A real, meaningful increase to the minimum wage is not only the right thing to do, but makes plenty of sense, writes Chloe Ward.
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/04/09/making-the-case-for-a-living-wage/
Pay rises don’t just happen. Somebody has to ask for them.
This week, Australian Unions are doing just that. We’re making our case to the annual wage review for a rise in the minimum wage. Let’s break down what the annual wage review is and what it could mean for you.
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/03/26/break-it-down-for-me-changes-to-the-minimum-wage/
Happy July, dear readers, and welcome to this month’s edition of your Member Benefits Update.
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2020/07/01/member-benefits-update-july-2020/
Each year, Australian Unions works to increase the minimum wage for all workers.
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2020/06/21/the-minimum-wage-will-increase-2020/
Australia’s a great place to live with a high standard of living, and we want to keep it that way. A cornerstone of our way of life is a decent wage – not just a minimum wage but a living wage. A decent wage that includes penalty rates, overtime allowances and paid leave. A national…
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2018/07/11/the-minimum-wage-should-be-a-living-wage/
In the June edition of your Member Benefits Update we encourage you to check your home loan to ensure you are getting the best rates, we highlight our great car insurance offer, we have an update on the recent increase to the minimum wage, we present ‘Change the Rules’ merchandise and we pay tribute to union legend, Ark Tribe.
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2018/06/06/member-benefits-update-june-2018/
In the April edition of your Member Benefits Update find out how to join the ‘Secret’ ACTU Army, grab a bargain on tyres, support the APHEDA raffle and join our FREE footy tipping competition for union members.
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2016/04/06/member-benefits-update-april-2016/
On this day in 1856, Melbourne's Stonemasons fought for – and won – the 8-hour workday as a nationwide industry standard.
Unfair rostering disadvantages workers in insecure work: unions are calling for for roster justice.
