From the Archives,1972:Victory for women in equal pay case

From the Archives,1972:Victory for women in equal pay case

50 years ago,a historic judgment handed down by the Commonwealth Arbitration Commission ruled Australian women were to be given equal pay for work of equal value.

  • byNeil Mooney andNeil Mitchell

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Bottom 10 per cent of NDIS providers underpaid support workers

National Disability Insurance Scheme Minister Bill Shorten says it is “unacceptable” for providers to underpay workers under the relevant award.

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Time we paid our tab to support the live music industry
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Time we paid our tab to support the live music industry

Higher ticket costs and greater government support are two ways in which we can ensure Melbourne remains the live music capital of Australia.

  • bySam Whiting
Big contracts,little staff amid ‘Uberisation’ of in-home aged care

Big contracts,little staff amid ‘Uberisation’ of in-home aged care

Private providers are taking over from some Victorian councils to provide in-home aged care despite lacking the staff to service all the additional clients.

  • byCara Waters
Small change:Pay rises fail to match soaring inflation

Small change:Pay rises fail to match soaring inflation

Are you getting more than a 3 per cent pay rise this year? Most workers’ real incomes are still going backwards.

  • byBen Schneiders
The laws changing on July 1 small business owners should know about

The laws changing on July 1 small business owners should know about

Small business owners across the country will have to pay higher wages and superannuation amid a raft of changes rolling through in the new financial year.

  • byJessica Yun
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Howard’s industrial umpire agrees with union chief that wage spirals are ‘in the past’
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Howard’s industrial umpire agrees with union chief that wage spirals are ‘in the past’

Professor Ian Harper,now Dean of University of Melbourne’s Business School,says the historic hike in the minimum wage would not prompt similar pay rises across the board.

  • byAngus Thompson
Wage rise tipped to spur greater living costs

Wage rise tipped to spur greater living costs

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese praised the decision by the Fair Work Commission to award a $40-a-week increase to the minimum wage saying it was a cost of living lifeline.

  • byRachel Clun andAngus Thompson
Aged care sector calls for government to foot wage rise

Aged care sector calls for government to foot wage rise

The aged care industry says the federal government should pay for the wage increases flowing from the Fair Work Commission’s decision on the minimum wage.

  • byAngus Thompson
Yes,minimum wage rises can hurt jobs,but not this one
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Yes,minimum wage rises can hurt jobs,but not this one

The only path to sustainable real wages growth is a sustained improvement in the productivity of our workforce.

  • byJessica Irvine
‘Tip over the edge’:5.2% wage rise hard to absorb,employers argue

‘Tip over the edge’:5.2% wage rise hard to absorb,employers argue

Employer groups believe the new minimum wage rate will add further fuel to an economy already at risk of overheating.

  • byJessica Yun