Industrial relations
Unions call for halt to Mater wage fight during pandemic crisis
Unions representing allied health workers are calling for Mater Hospital to delay a vote on wages to allow them to concentrate on the public health emergency.
- by Stuart Layt
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National business group backs 80 per cent wage subsidy
The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry also wants the government to reimburse businesses for rent many can no longer afford to pay.
- by Nick Bonyhady
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Employers, unions do quick deals and push for the government to pay workers
Stimulus of the kind the government has proposed is pointless, says a leading retail CEO, adding wage subsidies such as those offered in New Zealand made more sense.
- by Dominic Powell, Nick Bonyhady and Ben Schneiders
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Maritime union vows 'retribution' on Sydney Harbour cruise and ferry operators
The maritime union is furious that ferry and cruise operators have stood down some employees, but the companies say there is not enough work.
- by Nick Bonyhady and Kylar Loussikian
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Key union pushes for universal income of $740 a week, guaranteed jobs
One of Australia’s largest and most influential unions is calling for both a jobs guarantee and a universal income of $740 a week to be paid to almost everyone else.
- by Ben Schneiders
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Unions and employers racing to strike job-saving deals
Simon Crean has called for unions, industry and the government to pull together during the coronavirus pandemic to "make something of this crisis".
- by Nick Bonyhady
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Up to 1.6 million temporary workers face being trapped with no job or welfare
Migrants face being trapped and unemployed in Australia without access to social security benefits as international flights close.
- by Nick Bonyhady and Eryk Bagshaw
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Crowd turned away from Centrelink office as website crashes
Police had to turn people away from one Centrelink office as thousands of people lined up outside offices while tens of thousands of jobless Australians crashed the website when they tried to sign up for welfare.
- by Nick Bonyhady and Zach Hope
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Coronavirus fails to deter industrial conflict
Despite calls from the government for industrial harmony as the country confronts coronavirus, unions and employer groups are a long way apart.
- by Nick Bonyhady
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Unions fuming after Qantas stands down workers in 'terrible day'
But Industrial Relations Minister Christian Porter says the airline has come up with a "good model" for managing reduced demand during the coronavirus crisis.
- by Nick Bonyhady, Sarah Danckert and Josh Dye
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Employer groups call to delay annual review of minimum wage
The coronavirus' impact on the economy has made it impossible to determine if and how much minimum wages should be increased, employer groups say.
- by Nick Bonyhady