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Equal Pay Day today marks the 67 days the average Australian woman has worked beyond the end of the financial year to earn the same annual salary as a man. ACTU President Ged Kearney said Equal Pay Day highlights Australia's record high gender pay gap and the issues facing working…

Industry Super Australia (ISA) is dismayed at a short sighted deal in the Senate today that will mean that millions of Australians retire with tens of thousands of dollars less in their superannuation accounts. Read this on the ISA website here - originally published 2 September 2014 The Government has…

The Employment Minister Eric Abetz has a clear agenda to chip away at workplace laws protecting workers rights, wages and conditions by 'evolution not revolution'. "Whatever the Government calls it and however they plan to do it, the end result is still the same – workers will be worse off…

Clive Palmer's disgraceful deal with the Federal Government over the mining tax repeal will cut the retirement savings of millions of Australians. ACTU President Ged Kearney said Mr Palmer's back down on the Low Income Super Contribution (LISC) and Superannuation Guarantee targets the lowest income earners. "The low income super…

The record high 18.2 per cent gender pay gap is expected to blow out by a further 2 per cent under the Government's proposed changes to workplace laws due before the Senate this week. ACTU President Ged Kearney said women face particular risk of being exploited under Individual Flexible Arrangements…

The ACTU urges all levels of Government to act on the findings of the Royal Commission into the Home Insulation Program to ensure the failings that led to workplace deaths are never repeated. ACTU Assistant Secretary Michael Borowick said it was essential that reforms are put in place to ensure…

Tony Abbott is trying to rush through laws that introduce new unfair individual contracts that cut take home pay, give more power to employers in bargaining and make it harder for workers to access their union. But to do all this he needs the crucial votes of at least six…

The ASU and FSU, through a joint submission to the Senate Inquiry into Australia's Innovation System, have urged the creation of a services sector plan to ensure Australia can have a strategic approach to skills and business development in the sector. With offshoring decimating local service provision, we cannot expect…

New economic analysis shows the Government can improve the budget bottom line without introducing unfair budget measures that target vulnerable Australians and increase inequality. As the Parliament resumes this week to debate the Federal Budget, figures in the latest ACTU Economic Bulletin show Australia redistributes less income than the majority…

The ASU has told public hearings into child care reform that we oppose any watering down of qualifications or regulations that protect the best interests of children. The hearings are occurring around the country following the publication of the Productivity Commission's Draft Report on Childcare and Early Childhood Learning. The…