***MEDIA ALERT***
When: 12.30pm, Wednesday 14 August 2024
Where: 231-237 Mann Street, Gosford
Who: Central coast child protection workers and Public Service Association Assistant NSW General Secretary Troy Wright
Contact: Anil Lambert 0416 426 722 / Troy Wright 0488 373 209
New research by the McKell Institute has found that the Albanese Government’s Same Job, Same Pay laws have been driving significant wage gains across the Australian economy and creating long-term benefits worth billions. The McKell Institute report, Closing Loopholes, Opening Opportunities, finds that the economic impact of closing the so-called “labour hire loophole” has been substantially underestimated, with real-world wage increases already outstripping government forecasts. “Same Job, Same Pay was designed to restore fairness to Australian workplaces. This report shows it is doing exactly that – and on a far greater scale than many expected,” said McKell Institute CEO Edward…
The Australian Services Union (ASU) has today announced the launch of the Skilled, Respected, Equal Alliance – a coalition of sector organisations committed to securing better pay, career pathways, and government support for social, community, and disability sector workers. For three decades, workers in the social, community, and disability services sectors have been let down by an outdated classification system that fails to reflect the growing complexity of their roles. That’s why the ASU is uniting workers and employers to push for adequate funding and implementation of a fair, future-ready Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services (SCHADS) Award. ASU…
$54,000 lost to low wage growth- why younger Australians can’t afford to buy a home The Lost Decade: new Per Capita research shows that historically low wage growth between 2012 and 2022 robbed young Australians of their home deposit, costing them a collective $600 billion in lost wages. It shows that why wages have started growing the impact of that decade has cost many young Australians their deposit. A new report released by Per Capita today shows that the average incomer earner lost around $54,000 due to very low wage growth between 2012 and 2022, meaning a typical young couple…
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