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Crown pays over $500,000 following regulator’s investigation into long service leave underpayments

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Over $500,000 has been paid to Victorian workers, and Crown Melbourne and Crown Resorts (Crown) have received formal warnings after a Wage Inspectorate Victoria investigation uncovered hundreds of staff were underpaid their long service leave entitlements. The Wage Inspectorate, which enforces the state’s long service leave laws, began investigating Crown in May 2022 after identifying … Continued

Grain handlers begin industrial action in north and west of NSW

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Grain handlers will begin one hour stoppages at grain sites across the north west of NSW today (Tuesday 29th) as part of protected industrial action, said the Australian Workers’ Union which represents the workers.   The action begins after negotiations supervised by the Fair Work Commission with GrainCorp broke down last Friday.   GrainCorp executives refused … Continued

GrainCorp crashes industry over 30 cents

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GrainCorp has brought on industrial action across the north west of NSW after spitting the dummy at negotiations with their grain handling workforce today over 30 cents an hour. Grain handlers will now begin one hour stoppages at GrainCorp sites across NSW as part of  protected industrial action, said the Australian Workers’ Union which represents the … Continued

GrainCorp workers to down tools

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Grain handlers at GrainCorp sites across NSW have voted to stop work as part of protected industrial action, said the Australian Workers’ Union which represents the workers.   The 200+ workers will commence their action with a month of random 1 hour stoppages at grain handling sites throughout the state beginning next Tuesday the 29th.   … Continued

GrainCorp workers to down tools

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Grain handlers at GrainCorp sites across NSW have voted to stop work as part of protected industrial action, said the Australian Workers’ Union which represents the workers.   The 200+ workers will commence their action with a month of random 1 hour stoppages at grain handling sites throughout the state beginning next Tuesday the 29th.   … Continued

Workers at Graincorp vote on industrial action

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Grain handlers at Graincorp sites across NSW will vote on whether to take industrial action after negotiations broke down with the company, said the union which represents the workers.   The 200 workers may decide to refuse to load or unload grain trucks and trains after an application was made to the Fair Work Commission … Continued

How artificial intelligence is unmasking bias throughout the recruitment process

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New research from the Monash Business School has found that throughout the job recruitment process women believe artificial intelligence assessments reduce bias, while men fear it removes an advantage.   Professor Andreas Leibbrandt, from the Department of Economics, investigated how artificial intelligence recruitment tools affect existing biases in recruitment and argued whether there was a … Continued

Finalists Unveiled for Recalibrate – Gender Equity Awards 2024

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Both influential organisations of all sizes and individuals ranging from CEO’s to Employees are in the running to win one of the coveted Gender Equity Awards 2024. A total of 66 finalists have been selected from almost 200 nominations to compete at the third Gender Equity Awards event – Recalibrate The program, run by Business … Continued