Health workers’ pay offer won’t cost taxpayers extra
Aged care workers, hospital staff and allied health professionals in NSW are being offered an extra $67 a week after a public stoush with the state government.
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Interstate deals could guide NSW workers’ next pay rise
NSW has been warned it could add to inflation as experts consider whether the state should look at interstate deals to guide its public sector wage increases.
BHP lodges High Court appeal on public holiday ruling
BHP will seek to overturn a requirement for workers to be asked if they want to work public holidays before they are rostered on.
Aussie filming stalls over US actors’ strike
Actors have called "cut" on the filming of a movie in Australia as the cast stand in solidarity with striking Hollywood colleagues.
Health union rattles sabre in pay fight with government
NSW hospital workers are heading towards further industrial action unless the government changes its current across-the-board wage offer.
Flames ‘manhandled’ Shane Heal’s daughter, court told
Basketball coach Shane Heal's court action against the Sydney Flames has been told of a complaint by his daughter about being harassed by a team staffer.
Respiratory disease registry seeks to combat silicosis
A registry to detect and combat "unacceptable" workplace respiratory diseases such as silicosis will be set up, introducing mandatory reporting laws.
Strong labour market puts more heat on interest rates
The jobless rate has fallen back and employment has jumped by much more than expected, bolstering the case for more interest rate hikes.
New workers’ bargaining scheme gets first big test
Workplace laws allowing employees from rival businesses to team up during negotiations have come into effect and one group of workers is wasting no time.
BHP finds $430m public holiday backpay error
BHP employees' leave was wrongly used for public holiday pay about 170,000 times over the past 13 years, the mining giant concedes.
The great escape from Sydney to country Australia
The Regional Movers Index shows Australians continue to leave the cities for the country after COVID-19 lockdowns, but the rush to the regions is slowing.
Escape to the country: how we’re moving after COVID-19
The latest Regional Movers Index shows regional Queensland and Victoria are attracting city residents, as demand for workers drives population movements.
New enterprise wants mob to explore strange new worlds
Aboriginal businessman and managing director of Gunggandji Aerospace Daniel Joinbee wants more First Nations people to think about pursuing a career in space.
‘No jobs in the bush’ myth busted but housing critical
The regional jobs market is booming at three times the metropolitan rate but the lack of housing, health care and education remains a major barrier.
Health workers to ramp up strikes in pay rise fight
Health care workers will continue to hold stoppages across NSW and in every hospital as they push the Minns government to hurry up with a wage rise.
Jobs market still strong but signs it’s cooling off
The tight jobs market is gradually loosening its grip due to higher interest rates and gloomy global economic conditions.
Rubbish workers to strike in Sydney and Victoria
Waste collection workers across parts of Victoria and Sydney will walk off the job on Wednesday over lost overtime, extended rosters and safety issues.
Red Rooster and Cold Rock hit with child labour charges
Two fast-food businesses face hundreds of charges for allegedly failing to comply with child labour laws, including working hours limits.
AustralianSuper to repay $70m to double-billed members
AustralianSuper is apologising after it failed to detect about 100,000 members with multiple accounts who were inadvertently double billed for fees.
How a workplace change could improve gender equality
Experts predict a four-day work week could be a reality by the end of the decade, with more businesses and employees benefiting from embracing the change.
Embattled casino group Star to sack 500 staff
Star Entertainment Group is eliminating the equivalent of 500 full-time staff and considering its options regarding The Star Sydney
Qantas attacks SafeWork’s COVID stand-down lawsuits
Qantas has tried to halt two criminal cases over its stand-down of a worker who raised health concerns about cleaning planes from China early in the pandemic.
How autonomous drones could soon take off on the land
Drone companies say autonomous machines could be the next big thing in Australian agriculture, while the appetite among producers is increasing.
Glass smashed as thousands rally in union protests
Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union members have marched through the nation's major cities calling for change.
Government appoints union figures to industrial umpire
Union-linked appointments have been made to the Fair Work Commission in a bid to restore balance, the Albanese government says.
Nurses to sue NSW government over staff shortages
Nurses are taking the NSW government to court using examples of staff shortages they say deprive patients of adequate care.
Call to support female engineers to avoid mass shortage
Australia could face a shortage of 200,000 engineers by 2040, according to a new report that found women represent just two in 10 engineering students.
We had a responsibility to act on super tax: PM
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he had a responsibility to act on superannuation tax changes following official advice on larger balances.
‘Broken’ Vic workers’ compo scheme set for an overhaul
Victoria's workers' compensation scheme is "fundamentally broken" and raising premiums for businesses won't be enough to fix it, the state government says.
Support for super shake-up won’t spark more changes
The workplace relations minister says popular approval for raising tax rates on large super balances does not mean further changes are coming.
States back plan for report on deadly silica dust ban
States and territories have unanimously backed the commissioning of a report to look at a ban on products containing silica dust.