Category: ACCI

Make No Mistake, Higher Minimum Wages Have Unintended Consequences

June 28, 2022
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Commentary The Australian Fair Work Commission’s (FWC) recent decision to increase the federal minimum wage by 5.2 percent and 4.6 percent for award minimum wages was higher than most expected. Usually, the FWC strikes a balancing act between the demands of unions and employer groups. But this year, there can be no doubt the commission…

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Australia Unions Decry Move to Ease Isolation Requirements for Close Contacts

January 13, 2022
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Australian unions have slammed the national cabinet decision to allow close contacts in essential industries who test negative to COVID-19 to return to work. The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU), the peak union body, also condemned the decision against making rapid antigen tests (RATs) free and accessible for all Australians. “The announcement [on Jan….

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Australian Industries Urge for Consistent Easing of Isolation Rules to Relieve Stress on Supply Chain

January 12, 2022
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Australia’s peak industry employer association is calling on the government to loosen isolation rules for a wider range of essential workers in the economy, similar to the latest changes to the food and grocery sector, to relieve the huge stress the supply chain is currently facing. “Tomorrow’s national cabinet meeting must agree to workable, consistent…

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‘Unhelpful and Inaccurate’: Australian Union Rebukes ACCC’s Comments on Strikes Worsening Port Delays

November 4, 2021
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The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) has called comments by the Australian consumer watchdog in its report on port delays an “unhelpful and inaccurate intervention,” adding that it was not their place to comment on workers’ pay disputes. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) noted in its report on Nov. 4 that industrial action and…

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Industry Groups Urge Senate Against Publishing ‘Name and Shame’ List of JobKeeper Recipient Businesses

August 30, 2021
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Industry groups have warned against calls to reveal the names of all large employers who received JobKeeper payments despite recording profits. Independent Senator Rex Patrick passed a motion, with the support of Labor, ordering the disclosure of all large companies who received the wage subsidy, how much they received, and how much they paid back,…

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Australian Employee Groups Welcome No Fault COVID-19 Indemnity Scheme

August 29, 2021
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Employee and business groups have welcomed the federal government’s announcement on Saturday to introduce a no fault COVID-19 indemnity scheme that will give financial compensation to people who experience serious adverse side-effects from the vaccine. The scheme will give businesses the confidence to hand out vaccine mandates to employees by offering financial protection to all…

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