Hundreds of thousands of workers secure permanent jobs thanks to IR reforms
Two hundred and thirty thousand workers are now in permanent jobs thanks to the Albanese Government’s Closing Loopholes IR reforms, according to a new report released by the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) today. The report reveals 9 in 10 of all new jobs created during this government’s term have been permanent, reducing the […]
Labor’s IR reforms boost wages, review finds
An independent review of the Albanese Government’s landmark Secure Jobs Better Pay reforms has found the new laws have successfully increased wages. The draft review, conducted by Emeritus Professor Mark Bray and Professor Alison Preston, found early evidence that the hard-won reforms are achieving the federal government’s aim of lifting wages, improving job security and […]
St Vincent’s Private Hospital nurses and midwives start industrial action for safe staffing
Nearly 1,000 nurses and midwives across St Vincent’s Private Hospitals’ four Melbourne healthcare facilities began ‘unprecedented’ industrial action this morning for better pay and safer staffing. The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (Victorian Branch) has been negotiating a new enterprise agreement since June with St Vincent’s Private Hospitals’ management for its hospitals in Fitzroy, East […]
‘We’ve been ignored’: NSW nurses and midwives set to strike tomorrow for fair pay
NSW public sector nurses and midwives are going on strike in their fight for a fair pay increase.
Unions call for more practical details on right to disconnect
Unions are seeking more practical details around the new right to disconnect laws which come into effect at the end of this month. The right to disconnect award terms are currently being developed by the Fair Work Commission and due to come into effect on 26 August 2024. The new workplace right to disconnect passed […]
Why nurses and midwives need to get political
In the early days of her career, Juliane Samara often heard people suggest nurses shouldn’t engage in politics. She never shared the view.
Australia’s minimum and award wages to increase by 3.75%
Australia’s minimum and award wages will increase by 3.75%, the Fair Work Commission has announced at its Annual Wage Review hearing in Sydney this morning. The increase, effective from 1 July, will impact about 20.7% of the country’s workforce, or 2.6 million employees, who mostly work part-time, are predominantly women, and are more likely to […]
Victorian nurses and midwives give government 14 days to resolve pay dispute before bed closures start
Victorian public sector nurses and midwives will begin protected industrial action next Tuesday (7 May) in response to the Allan Government’s failure to make an improved enterprise agreement offer.