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[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

[China] MasterCard’s joint venture receives licence [China] MasterCard’s joint venture receives licence

MasterCard NUCC is a joint venture established by MasterCard and NetsUnion Clearing Corp.
24 Nov 2023

[Australia] The Iconic apologises after finding further underpayments of $210k [Australia] The Iconic apologises after finding further underpayments of $210k

The Iconic cut 116 jobs in 2023 and back-paid 800 current and former staff in 2022 following two audits of...
23 Nov 2023