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Experts warn changes to job security will put public health at risk

Experts warn changes to job security will put public health at risk

Published: 16/02/2021
Category: Job Security

No access to paid sick leave and insecure working conditions are putting Australians at greater risk of COVID-19 infection, according to a submission by epidemiologists from ANU in response to the Morrison Government’s proposed IR Omnibus Bill.

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End JobKeeper Uncertainty

End JobKeeper Uncertainty

Published: 15/02/2021
Category: Job Security Work Health and Safety

End the uncertainty and anxiety about the future of JobKeeper. That was the message from ACTU Secretary, Sally McManus, to Scott Morrison on ABC TV’s “Insiders” yesterday.

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Has working from home changed everything?

Published: 14/02/2021

How the move to work from home has changed your job, and what you need to know about what that means for you.

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Cutting JobSeeker: a national shame, an international embarrassment

Cutting JobSeeker: a national shame, an international embarrassment

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.

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Opinion: Scott Morrison's same, tired, old song

Opinion: Scott Morrison's same, tired, old song

Published: 12/02/2021
Category: On The Job

Remember, “We’re all in this together”? That was Scott Morrison’s slogan of the week at the start of the COVID19 pandemic in 2020. As a wise person once told me, it’s more important to watch what they do, not just what they say. In the case of our current Federal Government, what they’re doing is attempting to erode workers’ pay and conditions.

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Meet an Aussie entrepreneur investing in the clean energy economy

Meet an Aussie entrepreneur investing in the clean energy economy

Published: 10/02/2021
Category: On The Job

After spending time abroad working on solar energy projects in early 2000s, Lucinana Giangiordano decided to return to Australia to set up his own solar company, but it wasn’t the simple transition he had hoped for.

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