Tag: Trade unions

Union claims dispute is over work-life balance, not money. Qube says workers at 25 other ports have agreed to the same deal.

Construction workers and subcontractors owed millions as Perth-based Pindan Group goes into voluntary administration.

Poll finds that three-quarters of people in the UK think firing workers and then rehiring them on inferior pay and conditions should be illegal.

ACTU calls for more full-time employment and a reduction in jobs that are considered ‘unreliable’ and discourage consumer spending.

Australian and New Zealand unions are seeking an end to economic and trade co-operation with Myanmar while the military junta is in power.

ACTU says the scheme incentivises employers to sack older full-time workers and does nothing to address the problem of job insecurity.

ACTU says ordinary Australians can’s help the economic recovery at the same time that Government is cutting JobKeeper and JobSeeker programs.

Union body believes government inaction, neglect of staff and the potential of offshoring maintenance jobs could lead to compromised safety.

With the arrival of the new Antarctic research vessel delayed, a temporary icebreaker crewed by foreign seafarers is being pressed into service.