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Thousands of migrant workers in Queensland could lose vital visa and workplace support under the upcoming federal budget in May. The Queensland Migrant WorkWise program – established just a year ago – is at risk of losing the funding it relies on to assist exploited workers. The service has already supported more than two thousand …
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From this week dental assistants and pathology collectors are receiving a pay rise thanks to the Fair Work Commission. The Commission’s ’s landmark gender undervaluation decision was a key factor for the pay rises, particularly when most of the workforce within these jobs are performed by women. The Health Services Union welcomes this decision, saying …
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A new program supported by the Queensland Council of Unions is providing free information sessions on work entitlements and visa protections for migrant workers. Around two thirds of migrant workers have experienced wage theft while working in Australia, and the Queensland Migrant WorkWise program gives support to migrant workers by providing information in different languages. …
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Federal and state education ministers have announced a suite of reforms aimed at strengthening child safety in early childhood education. The reforms include a national register of staff, a ban on personal mobile phones, and mandatory training to detect and report grooming and abuse. The Independent Education Union of Australia in New South Wales and …
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Community sector workers — many of them women — are speaking out as the Fair Work Commission reviews a key award that could impact their wages. At the heart of the concern is the potential loss of hard-won equal pay gains secured in a 2012 ruling aimed at closing the gender pay gap in this …
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