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Calls for fresh 5% hike to minimum wage

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2024
... increase to start to get ahead again and make up for the real wage losses over the last few years," ACTU secretary Sally McManus said. "When inflation goes up businesses are able to adjust their prices to protect their margins, but workers' pay does ...

RBA spotlights inflation risk of higher wages

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2022
... higher inflation could result in an ascension of inflationary expectations. Despite these concerns, ACTU secretary Sally McManus said: "Wage claims are always considered in the context of cost of living increases and broader economic conditions, but ...

GDP rises but headwinds abound

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2022
... the year to March, while labour share of national income fell to the lowest on record at 45.1%." ACTU secretary Sally McManus said: "Productivity and profits are at record high levels, while workers are experiencing both real wage cuts and a cost-of-living ...

Government introduces pandemic payment

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2020
... multiple times if they are required to self-isolate more than once. Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) secretary Sally McManus said the payment is a step forward but it is the minimum wage whereas the average wage is double this amount. "Any money ...

ACTU pokes holes in JobKeeper

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2020
... JobKeeper program is still flawed, though is glad the calls of Australian workers have been heard. ACTU secretary Sally McManus has called for the government to revise its $130 billion JobKeeper program, outlining various issues in the program's details. ...

RECAP: Advice in the Royal Commission spotlight (Days 6- 9)

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
... industry superannuation funds to review their partnerships with the big banks in a letter penned by ACTU secretary Sally McManus. See more: Royal Commission singles out 325 NAB staff cutting corners High profile adviser under fire Advice firm impersonated ...

Unions lobby super sector to cut big bank, AMP ties

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2018
... exposed at the financial services Royal Commission. In a letter to industry fund chief executives, ACTU secretary Sally McManus urged funds to reconsider their relationships with Westpac, Commonwealth Bank, ANZ and NAB in accordance with their ESG policies. ...

HESTA non-committal on Transfield divestment

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014
... detention centre, which Transfield runs. Speaking to the Sydney Morning Herald on Wednesday, the ASU's NSW/ACT president Sally McManus said ASU's contingent of welfare workers were "not impressed that Transfield, which has no background or expertise ...
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