The ACTU has launched a 30-second advertisement showing a couple worried about overdue bills who try to comfort each other, while their son struggles to do his homework in the family's living area.
"We're in a cost of living crisis," the narrator says. "Under Scott Morrison, real wages have flat-lined and last year, for the average worker, real wages actually went backwards – over $800. "But the cost of living is skyrocketing.
The Public Service Association is calling for a minimum raise of 3.6% for all NSW public sector workers, exclusive of superannuation, as part of its Public Sector Needs a Pay Rise campaign. PSA NSW general secretary Stewart Little recently told Workplace Express that with "inflation running at 3.5%, the arbitrary 2.5% wage cap imposed by the NSW Government is now effectively a wage cut". Little says the PSA has "fought against the cap
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The next stage of the consolidation of centralised bargaining for NZ Public Service Collective Agreements was the central point of discussions between CPSU/SPSF Federal Secretary Karen Batt and National Secretary of NZ Public Service Association Erin Polczuk when they met over zoom recently.
People in Ukraine are in grave danger of physical harm, families have fled their homes seeking refuge in neighbouring countries, and others are sheltering from bombs falling in major cities. Normal working life has been forced to stop.
How trade unions are supporting Ukraine
The ITUC’s Ukrainian member organisations FPU and KVPU are providing support to families who desperately need assistance with:
After a series of care home scandals in the UK, Canada, Scotland and Australia the latest scandal at the French provider, Orpea, highlights how workers and patients suffer from the privatisation and commercialisation of care. This unfolding story reinforces PSIs longstanding claim that privatised care is incompatible with The Human Right to Care.
On Saturday 15 January 2022, the neighbouring Pacific Island nation of Tonga was hit by a catastrophic volcanic eruption, with shock-waves felt around the globe. The eruption was followed by a tsunami, furthering the scale of what is an unprecedented disaster. One immediate impact was the communication blackout, with access to the internet and telecommunications being affected, posing complications for relief missions, and cutting Tonga off from the wider world.
Pandemic Leave Disaster payment is a payment available to workers who are required to self isolate or quarantine due to COVID-19, or care for someone required to do so. Eligibility criteria may vary slightly across states and territories. #1 The following changes to the Pandemic Leave Payment have been announced by the Federal Government. The payment is now $750 for a 7-day period (which reflects current isolation and quarantine requirements). #2 A second application may be made if required to isolate or quarantine for longer
Whether it's casualised jobs with less rights, labour hire that underpays for the same job, part-time work without meaningful guaranteed hours, or years of low pay growth, insecure work is a serious problem for our community. People with insecure work can’t plan their lives, struggle to pay their rent or mortgages, always worry if they’ll have enough to pay the weekly bills. Having a secure job is connected to so many basic things – mental health, food, housing.
