More workplace changes off the table before poll
Workplace Minister Murray Watt says the priority for the remainder of this term is bedding down legislation and not making further changes.
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Right to disconnect dials in on wellbeing amid discord
Australians now have a right to disconnect from work after hours but business groups harbour concerns about the new protocols.
Businesses slam workplace changes as bill clears House
Industry groups say the government's rushed workplace reforms risk damaging the economy, as a heavily amended bill passes the lower house.
Stressed police, paramedics could get better protection
First responders including police and paramedics could soon receive easier access to compensation after major workplace changes cleared a key hurdle.
Worker protections sooner on the cards as bill split
Further protections and access to support for workers suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and domestic violence could soon become a reality.
Gig workers could be delivered billions in unpaid wages
Gig and labour hire workers could receive billions of dollars in unpaid wages as part of the government's latest raft of workplace reforms.
Workplace changes to protect staff from undercut wages
The federal government has introduced its next tranche of workplace reforms targeted at employers exploiting loopholes to undercut pay.
Burke slams ‘extraordinary’ $9b in total unpaid wages
It will cost employers more to pay workers fairly, the workplace relations minister says, but it is not expected to massively push up costs for consumers.
Greens demand super be added to paid parental leave
Labor is on track for another parliamentary battle with the Greens, with the minor party laying out what it will take to gain support for super tax changes.
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.
Labor workplace changes pass lower house
Industrial relations changes that will allow multi-employer bargaining have passed the lower house, but Senate hurdles remain for the workplace reforms.
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‘Historic day’ as Vic sex work laws pass
Victoria has passed legislation to become the third Australian jurisdiction to decriminalise sex work, ending a decades-long wait for advocates.