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AWU relaunches Australian Worker magazine

In a bold new move to reposition the AWU, the union is tonight re-launching its venerable The Australian Worker magazine as a consumer magazine that will be sold in newsagents and mailed to members.

Senate inquiry recommends new minimum wage floor

The Senate's inquiry into poverty has recommended a new minimum wage benchmark, a wide-ranging inquiry into low-paid employment, stronger rights for labour hire and regular casual workers and new efforts to end the growth in the "working poor".

SA legislation - both sides unhappy

The Federal Government and Business SA have attacked the Rann State Labor Government's Fair Work Bill as retrograde and a threat to jobs, while the State's unions maintain it doesn't go far enough to protect workers.

How aggressive HR management saved millions

A "maverick" workforce planning manager at a US healthcare group spent US$100,000 to solve a labour shortage in critical care that was costing millions of dollars a year, according to a US HR metrics expert who is visiting Australia for a speaking tour sponsored by Workplace Express.

Goward rejects male teacher preference plan

HREOC has today joined education unions, the Federal Opposition and the Democrats in opposing the Howard Government's proposal to change national sex discrimination laws to allow schools to offer male-only scholarships.

Reinstatement for injured mineworker

The NSW IRC has reinstated a worker who was sacked on the day he returned to normal duties after receiving an injury at the CSA mine in Cobar.




Bargaining wages growth slows slightly

Wage growth in certified agreements eased to 4% in the December quarter - down from 4.1% - after falls in both public and private sectors, according to a report released today by the DEWR.