Industry and union leaders have identified the need to work together to ensure manufacturing’s place in Australia’s future economic recovery and growth.
The Industry Leaders Roundtable virtual
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ACTU calls for government-led National Economic Reconstruction plan for job creation
Over a million secure jobs would be created or supported under a “comprehensive and bold” economic reconstruction plan to help steer Australia through and recover from the COVID-19 crisis,
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Movement of goods across borders must flow, Ai Group says
The Ai Group has urged governments to help reduce cross-border chaos for businesses involved in the movement of goods.
Ai Group CEO Innes Willox told Radio National is it “essential” for governments
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Industry groups’ wishlist for workplace relations reforms
Responding to the Prime Minister’s announcement that the Australian government will look at workplace relations reform, a range of industry groups have reportedly outlined what they would like to see
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Australian minimum wage increases by 3.3 per cent
From July 1 this year, the national minimum wage will increase by 3.3 per cent.
This means that Australia’s lowest-paid workers will see a weekly pay increase of $22.20, with the minimum wage being raised
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Union boss: buy locally, as “other governments around the world are doing”
The head of the Australian Council of Trade Unions has said he will push for procurement provisions for government projects, inspired by the “Buy American” US policies following the Global Financial Crisis.
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Unions attack Labor over China FTA support
Unions have attacked the Labor Party over its support for the free trade agreement with China, saying the amendments the government has made still leave workers unprotected.
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Fair Work regime expensive, bad for productivity: Ai Group
The Australian Industry Group’s Innes Willox will make a stern critique of the current workplace laws today.
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Apprentice wages insufficient to live on
While the pay for an apprentice in Australia varies by industry, there’s a strong case to be made that the average wage for this working segment is not enough to live on.
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