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[Australia] Minimum wage increase as households battle rising cost of living [Australia] Minimum wage increase as households battle rising cost of living

The increase is largely in line with inflation and comes as Australian households continue to face soaring living costs.
03 Jun 2024

[Australia] Tech-based workplace sexual harassment is male-dominated [Australia] Tech-based workplace sexual harassment is male-dominated

This is the first national study to investigate the perpetration of workplace tech-based sexual harassment. It uncovered hostile motivations including...
03 Jun 2024

[Australia] Psychological injury at work claims triple rate of physical in NSW [Australia] Psychological injury at work claims triple rate of physical in NSW

Over the four years to mid-2023, physical injury claims rose 11 per cent. Claims of psychological damage leapt by 30...
31 May 2024

[Japan] Over 90 per cent of companies agree to bump base pay [Japan] Over 90 per cent of companies agree to bump base pay

Around 70 per cent of the 544 respondents received union demands for higher base pay. Of them, 94.1 per cent...
31 May 2024

[Australia] Mining industry SJSP case withdrawn after direct jobs offered [Australia] Mining industry SJSP case withdrawn after direct jobs offered

The union called the 27 on-hire mineworkers the "first direct beneficiaries" of new SJSP laws, with their pay rising by...
30 May 2024

[Australia] Business groups demand cap on minimum wage increases [Australia] Business groups demand cap on minimum wage increases

Smaller companies struggling with the current business climate claim they have been left 'short-changed' by the federal government's third budget. 
24 May 2024

[Australia] Telstra to slash nearly a tenth of workforce [Australia] Telstra to slash nearly a tenth of workforce

Cuts of 377 staff will take immediate effect within the Telstra Enterprise business unit while details on the majority of...
24 May 2024