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Secure Jobs Better Pay reforms lift wages by $6.3 billion

Secure Jobs Better Pay reforms lift wages by $6.3 billion

The Albanese Labor Government’s landmark Secure Jobs Better Pay workplace reforms – won by union members – have boosted economy-wide wage growth by $6.3 billion over the past year.  

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Asbestos Awareness Week: an enduring and deadly legacy

Asbestos Awareness Week: an enduring and deadly legacy

Published: 27/11/2024
Category: Work Health and Safety

Asbestos use has a deadly legacy in Australia. But it's not just in our past: still today, more than 4,000 Australians die from asbestos-related disease every year.

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20 reasons why the gender pay gap is closing faster

20 reasons why the gender pay gap is closing faster

Published: 19/11/2024
Category: Campaign Election Wages Women

The gender pay gap now at its lowest point ever at 11.5%. If we continue to progress as we are, the gender pay gap in Australia could close completely within nine years.

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Permanent vs casual workers' rights in Australia

Permanent vs casual workers' rights in Australia

Published: 13/11/2024
Category: Job Security Rights at Work

In Australia, your rights as a worker can differ when it comes to your type of employment, especially when it comes to your health and safety, job security, wages and entitlements on the job.

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New rights and protections for gig economy workers

New rights and protections for gig economy workers

Published: 04/11/2024
Category: Campaign Job Security Rights at Work Wages

Thanks to new laws which union members won this year, gig economy workers are entitled to the pay, rights and benefits that other workers enjoy.

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