The Australian business community has criticised the Fair Work Commission for the latest wave of minimum wage rises, saying it would add more pressure to struggling businesses nationwide. On June 2, the commission announced that it would lift the national minimum wage by a total of 8.6 percent from July 1, effectively raising the pay…
Australian Businesses Lambast Record Minimum Wage Increases
June 2, 2023
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Labor Reshaping Australia’s IR System to Fit the Union Vision
June 1, 2023
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Commentary The Australian Labor Party and the trade unions have been waging a war against what they call “insecure work” and contracting for some years, but it is only now they are in power that the reality is starting to dawn on employers. Take BHP. The mining giant complains that the cost of Labor’s “Same Job. Same…
Qantas Risks Delayed Flights Around Christmas After Staff Vote Yes to Strikes
November 24, 2022
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An industrial dispute between Qantas and the the airline’s 1,200 flight attendants may cause delays around Christmas after 99 percent of the airline’s attendants voted in favour of a 24-hour strike if the carrier does not agree with a better deal. The union has said it would try to limit the impact on Australian travellers by taking…
New Minimum Wage Rise to Devastate Business Community: Australian Industry Groups
June 16, 2022
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Australian industry groups have warned that the new wave of minimum wage increases could push businesses across the country to the verge of collapse. Under the Fair Work Commission’s latest ruling on June 15, over 2.6 million Australians will be eligible for a pay rise of $40 (US$27) per week from July 1, an increase…
Australia Raises Minimum Wage Rate to Curb Inflation
June 15, 2022
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Australia’s Fair Work Commission has raised the national minimum wage in an effort to dampen the effects of rising inflation. More than 2.6 million Australians will be eligible for a pay rise of $40 (US$27) per week from July 1, an increase of 5.2 percent, while those on a modern minimum award wage will see…
Australian Government to Push for An Increase in Minimum Wage
Newly elected Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will sign a letter to the Fair Work Commission on Friday pushing for an increase in the minimum wage. Speaking to the Australian BC Radio on Friday, Albanese said the letter would notify the Fair Work Commission of the government’s intent to lodge a formal submission on the…
Australian Government Should Raise Minimum Wage by 5 Percent in 2022: ACTU
The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) is calling on the federal government to increase the minimum wage for low paid workers by five percent to help them keep up with rising living costs. In its submission to the Fair Work Commission (FWC), the ACTU requested that the minimum hourly rate be raised to $21.35…
Australian Workplace Tribunal Rules Vaccine Mandate Unlawful
December 3, 2021
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Australia’s workplace arbitrator has ruled that a vaccine mandate issued by mining giant BHP was not lawful or reasonable—a decision expected to have ramifications across the private sector. The mandate affected workers at the Mt Arthur thermal coal mine in the Hunter Valley, New South Wales. So far, 50 workers have been stood down over…
Australian Stevedore Applies to Stop ‘Unrelenting Barrage’ of Strikes in Its Ports
Container terminal operator Patrick Terminals has lodged its application to the Fair Work Commission in a bid to stop the ongoing industrial actions occurring in four of its ports. Patrick, which handles around 40 percent of the nation’s container freight at its Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and Perth ports, applied to terminate Maritime Union of Australia’s…
Australian Union Claims Victory for Fruit Picking Minimum Wage
The Australian Fair Work Commission has ruled in favour of a guaranteed minimum wage for casual fruit and vegetable pickers on piece-rate arrangements. Farmers will now be forced to pay an hourly minimum casual wage of $25.41 (US$18.94), even under piece-rates, which is where workers are paid for the volume picked. The Australian Workers’ Union…
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