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Four-day work week? Six weeks of holidays? Australians have a choice about how to bank productivity gains

A four-day working week may not be on the agenda now, but the great thing about stronger productivity growth is it gives us more choice over how we want to live our lives

The Guardian - AU

AI, red lines and the idea employers hated: five takeaways from day one of economic reform roundtable

Jim Chalmers praised the quality and calibre of engagement as ‘outstanding’. Here’s the main discussion points from Tuesday

The Guardian - AU

Workers like Jason question ‘broad brush’ return to office mandates as WFH tussle heads to Fair Work showdown

Employers’ edicts are increasingly conflicting with flexible work arrangements which many employees argue can boost productivity and morale

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Union fears rights threatened in work-from-home review

A union has criticised a business lobby group for its approach to work-from-home negotiations, but the employer body has fired back at "misleading" claims.

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'Own goal': gas producers lash export control policies

Deliberately oversupplying east coast gas markets under the coalition's gas reservation plan has been met with scepticism by gas producers.

AAP

Australia’s record gold exports to US set back its case for tariff relief as Trump trade war looms

Industries across the country are bracing for the impact of the Trump administration’s worldwide tariff regime

The Guardian - AU

Jobs on the line: skills employees need to stay in work

Employers have revealed the most sought-after skills they want in workers with predictions 20 per cent of jobs will undergo major change in the next five years.

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Hope for end to wage theft as laws come into force

Criminal penalties for employers who deliberately underpay workers have come into effect, with hopes they will deter bosses from engaging in the practice.

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Sleepover shifts a break or work, commission to decide

Unions have criticised a move to change the definition of sleepover shifts carried out by care workers.

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Push to count ‘sleepovers’ as breaks could lead to 28-hour shifts for Australian care workers, unions warn

Fair Work Commission to hear case brought by business group asking for change to safety net for care industries

The Guardian - AU

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Sally McManus on what unions want from Labor and Innes Willox on business wish list for Dutton

Industrial relations will be hotly contested at next year’s election.

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CFMEU crackdown faces delay as negotiations drag

The coalition wants to strengthen Labor laws to take over the CFMEU but the push for an inquiry is being criticised with concerns witnesses won't come forward.

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IT outage compensation talk inevitable: CrowdStrike

The Australian president of CrowdStrike has apologised for the cybersecurity company's role in causing an outage that crippled global IT systems.

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‘Raises red flags’: Coalition nuclear power plan met with widespread scepticism from business groups

Australian energy sector and industry groups warn of risk of cost blowouts and destroying private sector investment

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Australia’s power and gas companies want Coalition to retain Labor’s 2030 climate target

Coal and gas-fired power plant owners say interim target an important step to net zero by 2050

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Dutton won’t announce medium term emissions targets before election – Albanese says that’s walking out of Paris

Peter Dutton has taken a further controversial step in his climate change policy, indicating a Coalition government would only announce its medium term emission reduction targets after the election.

The Guardian - AU

Business wants pay rises for Australia’s lowest paid workers limited to 2% – but what about executives?

Average pay of top bosses has increased from 17 times average earnings in early 90s to about 55 times now. What about those on minimum wage?

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Right to disconnect bill passes Senate but needs urgent fix to remove criminal penalties for employers

Labor will be forced to introduce special legislation after Coalition prevented last-minute amendments to fix the issue

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Workplace laws an 'incoherent mess': industry group

A leading industry group has railed against the government's overhaul of workplace laws, saying the changes would be unworkable for business owners.

The Guardian - AU

Peak medical body labels Covid-19 review ‘half an inquiry’ after Albanese government excludes states

AMA joins human rights commissioner, legal and health experts in criticising narrow terms of reference announced by federal Labor

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Coalition and employers back David Pocock over splitting contentious industrial relations bill

ACT senator wants to move forward with workers’ compensation for PTSD and banning discrimination against employees experiencing domestic violence

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Most voters back Labor bid to boost wages amid concerns big business has too much power, Essential poll finds

Survey findings released as Australian Industry Group boss argues government’s industrial relations reforms are ‘anti-productivity’

The Guardian - AU

Are federal casual work law changes ‘good for Australia’s casuals’ or ‘a radical new restriction’?

New laws allowing casual staff on regular shifts to become permanent have split industry figures along political lines

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Gender pay gap data of large Australian businesses to be published

An embarrassing day is coming for Australian businesses that have a large gender pay gap, with the data from individual organisations to be made public.

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Federal government backs wage increase for lowest-paid workers in line with inflation

The federal government has backed a wage rise for the nation's lowest paid workers in line with inflation, arguing they should not see their real wages go backwards.

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