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Calls for paid menopause leave gather momentum

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023
... addition to Cbus, it has also secured the same entitlements for Police Bank workers. Meanwhile, NAB's enterprise agreement includes access to workplace flexibilities for workers experiencing symptoms. "The FSU fundamentally believes that employers ...

CBA staff head to Fair Work over WFH policy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2023
... effective July 17. The edict was handed down without consulting workers, the FSU said, which goes against the Enterprise Agreement in place. Clause 37 of CBA's Enterprise Agreement requires the bank to consult with staff about major changes to their ...

Suncorp wage scandal comes to a head

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2023
... clauses has led to underpayment of basic employee entitlements and a large back-payment bill," Parker said. The Enterprise Agreement dictates that Suncorp must make a $520,000 contrition payment to the Commonwealth Consolidated Revenue Fund as part of ...

New laws to end unpaid super

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2023
... Minister for workplace relations Tony Burke said the laws would enable workers not covered by a modern award or enterprise agreement containing superannuation rights to take direct legal action for the recovery of unpaid super. "Superannuation theft ...

Strong wage growth lags inflation

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2022
Treasurer Jim Chalmers and employment minister Tony Burke said they are pleased to see strong wages growth but noted it's still well short of inflation. Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data shows the Wage Price Index rose 2.6% in the year to June ...

ANZ, Suncorp deal cops industry backlash

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2022
... corporate marriage made in hell for Suncorp Bank staff. ANZ has not been willing to negotiate a new collective Enterprise Agreement for the past six years and Suncorp's expired Agreement is three years old."

Low wage growth a deliberate design feature: ACTU

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2022
... from employers, the ACTU continued. More specifically, the ACTU demanded more stringent legislation to close enterprise agreement loopholes and remove barriers to equal pay, a 5% increase in Award wages, a crackdown on wage theft and public backing of ...

CBA completes review, sued by FWO

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2021
Commonwealth Bank finalised its three-year action plan by implementing recommendations from a prudential inquiry to improve its governance and culture. At the same time, it has been slammed with court proceedings for underpaying staff over $16 million. ...

What will it take to get super on parental leave?

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 20 SEP 2021
Employers and the government are failing parents, costing mothers $1.6 billion in superannuation, according to new research from Industry Super Australia. Many employers, even large companies, still fail to pay parents parental leave - forcing them ...

Wage growth remains low

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021
The June quarter saw wages rise a measly 0.4%, lower than the growth of the previous two quarters. "The June quarter saw the rate of growth in hourly earnings ease to 0.4%, following two quarters of 0.6% wage growth. The rate of growth over the quarter ...
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