Greens push to plug huge wages underpayment loophole

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Hundreds of thousands of low-paid workers would get protection from being underpaid, under a push for reforms to plug loopholes that are being exploited by big companies such as McDonald's and KFC

Thousands of workers discover they're being ripped off

One in four Australian workers who checked their pay through a union-run online wage calculator found out they were being ripped off, with staff in the restaurant business the worst-affected.

Unions increase insurance for officials

Unions may be forced to dramatically lift their insurance coverage in the wake of the Turnbull government's latest legislation that increases their liability and blows out penalties for legal breaches.

'Best deal in decades' for dockers

A bitter year long dispute has been brought to a close thanks to a new pay offer.

ABC boss calls Trump victory a 'bruising experience' for women

ABC managing director Michelle Guthrie has described Donald Trump's shock US election win as a "bruising experience for women everywhere".

Business criticises Labor's portable long-service leave plan

A landmark plan to allow tens of thousands of workers to transfer their long-service leave entitlements from one employer to the next has been set in motion.

SPC Ardmona staff fear 'huge job losses'

Workers at struggling food producer SPC Ardmona have warned of "economic devastation" across the Goulburn Valley if supermarket giant Woolworths dumps its canned fruit-sourcing arrangements.

Blackmail case to proceed against CFMEU leaders

The leaders of Victoria's largest building union will ask the Supreme Court to rule their blackmail charges "inadmissable", after a magistrate rejected a bid to quash the police case.

Woolworth dumps Australia's best known tinned tomatoes

Australia's biggest supermarket is taking SPC Ardmona's tinned tomatoes off its shelves after cutting a deal with a new South Australian supplier for the canned commodity.