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Umpire delivers 15pct aged care wage rise

Aged care workers have been awarded an interim 15 per cent pay rise by the Fair Work Commission, but unions say it is only the first step.

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Aged care workers to get 15 per cent pay rise after Fair Work Commission ruling

Aged care workers will get a pay rise of at least 15 per cent, with the Fair Work Commission ruling it is "plainly justified".

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Albanese hits back at business groups’ threats to run anti-industrial relations bill ad campaign

Prime minister says the millions of dollars that would pay for the campaign could be used by companies to ‘pay workers better’

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PM slams campaign against IR bill

The prime minister has defended the multi-employer component of the workplace relations bill and raised questions about the companies gearing up to fight it.

AAP

MEU accuses miner Peabody of trying to rip up EA before industrial relations laws change

The MEU says international company Peabody is attempting to terminate an enterprise agreement to try and avoid new federal industrial relations laws.

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Labor’s industrial relations bill: how will it change Australia’s workplaces?

Albanese government says bill will promote wage growth and limit lengthy industrial action, but how will it do so?

The Guardian - AU

What the federal government's new workplace laws will mean for you

Labor says its new bill will help bring a long-overdue pay rise to lots of Australian workers, and particularly women. So what does the government actually want to do?

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Labor's new workplace relations bill proposes new laws around work flexibility, targets gender pay gap

Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke will introduce Labor's Secure Jobs, Better Pay bill into Parliament, promising to "get wages moving".

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The women's budget is headed in the right direction. But the policies still need work

The Labor federal government promised it would make women central to its first budget.

The Conversation

What does the budget mean for Medicare, medicines, aged care and First Nations health?

Labor’s first health budget in almost a decade has few surprises – and that is a good thing.

The Conversation

Qld coal miners plan action over pay deal

Workers at four BHP-Mitsubishi Alliance coal mines in Queensland have voted to take industrial action over job security provisions in a fresh pay agreement.

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Federal cabinet signs off on workplace bill aimed at boosting wages, despite business concerns it is 'half-cooked'

Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke plans to introduce the Secure Jobs, Better Pay Bill into parliament next Thursday, following the government's first budget on Tuesday.

ABC News

Wage negotiations 'could hurt customers'

Proposed changes to multi-sector bargaining could stifle productivity and drive up prices for consumers unless designed with care.

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WA university staff fight for ban on calls

Staff at a West Australian university have become embroiled in an unusual industrial dispute over the right to not answer phone calls or emails.

The Guardian - AU

Renowned Melbourne bookstore in war of words with authors over ‘traumatic’ pay dispute

Readings boss sends angry rebuke after more than 250 writers campaigned for better pay and conditions for booksellers

The Guardian - AU

‘Bully in a cheap suit’: Apple agrees to negotiate with Australian staff after union showdown

Tech giant to come to the table after unions take fight over pay and conditions to Fair Work Commission

The Conversation

Despite high hopes, multi-employer bargaining is unlikely to 'get wages moving'

One of the key measures announced to “get wages moving” in the wake of the federal government’s jobs summit was greater access to multi-employer agreements.

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Sydney news: Inquiry into alleged asbestos cover-up at Castle Hill High School

MORNING BRIEFING: Teachers and parents from a north-west Sydney high school will appear before an asbestos parliamentary inquiry today — six years after the substance was found on the grounds.

AAP

Bid to block NSW rail union Opal action

The NSW government has moved to stop the state's rail union from deactivating Opal card readers as part of its ongoing industrial action.

The Guardian - AU

NSW rail dispute: legal threats over union plan to turn off Opal card readers at train stations

State transport department seeking legal advice over plans by the Rail, Tram and Bus Union to switch off electronic gates

AAP

Fresh action as NSW train dispute drags on

NSW rail commuters will travel for free next week, as unions and the state government return for a Fair Work Commission hearing.

ABC News

Fair Work Commission hearing over NSW rail dispute adjourned after less than an hour

The Fair Work Commission gives government lawyers more time to put together their case to stop more industrial action from impacting Sydney's rail network.

AAP

Hearing on NSW train dispute pushed back

The Fair Work Commission hearing to help resolve the NSW rail dispute has been put off until Friday, after government lawyers said they needed more time.

The Guardian - AU

Sydney train strikes: Union boss hopes federal intervention puts ‘go slow’ on NSW government action

The RTBU is seeking to force the state government back to the bargaining table on Tuesday

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