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[Pakistan] First released data shows July-September GDP up 2.13% [Pakistan] First released data shows July-September GDP up 2.13%

The data for the first quarter of the 2023-2024 fiscal year that ends on June 30 marks the first release...
30 Nov 2023

[Australia] Workers missing $131 billion in unpaid overtime [Australia] Workers missing $131 billion in unpaid overtime

The Go Home On Time Day report was released on November 22 by the Australia Institute's Centre for Future Work.
28 Nov 2023

[Australia] Reacting to the strongest wage growth in over a decade [Australia] Reacting to the strongest wage growth in over a decade

Nearly half (49 per cent) of workers in the private sector received a pay rise in July, August or September....
28 Nov 2023

[Australia] Fair Work Commission’s first ruling on work-from-home challenge [Australia] Fair Work Commission’s first ruling on work-from-home challenge

A workplace tribunal found that Maxxia - a salary packaging provider - had reasonable grounds to reject an employee’s request...
27 Nov 2023

[Australia] Wage growth is a positive for some workers but could fuel inflation [Australia] Wage growth is a positive for some workers but could fuel inflation

In short, real wages crept upwards. Over the course of the year, wages rose 4 percentage points; the highest for the WPI...
27 Nov 2023

[Bangladesh] H&M agrees to pay garment suppliers more [Bangladesh] H&M agrees to pay garment suppliers more

H&M told the garment factories it works with in Bangladesh that it will “absorb the increase of the wages in...
26 Nov 2023