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Sydney news: Nurses and Midwives Association members to strike today

MORNING BRIEFING: The union says it is striking over calls for safe working conditions. Meanwhile, convicted killer Chris Dawson returns to court today.

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Australia’s jobs and skills summit: who’s going and what’s on the agenda?

Labor hopes together business, unions and the community sector will be able to find ways to lift wages, spur productivity and ease skills shortages

The Guardian - AU

Unions and business agree on need for higher wages as jobs summit looms

ACTU and business council want to revive ‘key principles’ of enterprise bargaining deal that was dumped in 2020 after industry backlash

The Guardian - AU

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Shell, unions reach agreement in Prelude gas facility industrial dispute

Shell has reached an in-principle agreement with unions after a months-long industrial dispute which shut down its floating gas facility off the Kimberley coast.

ABC News

Workers could be part-paid with fruit and veg as farmers seek to ‘streamline’ pay deals

National Farmers Federation argues ‘non-monetary benefits’ should be included in workplace deals ahead of jobs summit

The Guardian - AU

If the PM wants wage rises, he should start with the 1.6 million people on state payrolls

If Prime Minister Anthony Albanese really wants to boost wage growth, there’s a simple way to do it.

The Conversation

Unfair dismissal rulings show personal circumstances matter in vaccine refusals

While legal challenges against federal and state vaccine mandates have come to nothing, in recent months two Australian workers have won unfair dismissal cases after being sacked for not complying with their employer’s vaccination orders.

The Conversation

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A Fair Work ruling aimed at delivering better conditions for home care workers means Maggie could lose her independence

Maggie, 77, uses a wheelchair and has been receiving help to stay in her own home through a home care package, however, a recent Fair Work Commission decision is putting her independence at risk.

ABC News

The Albanese Govt Is Looking At A Big Potential Shake Up For Gig Economy Workers

Tentatively hopeful news.

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Aged care sector welcomes Pacific workers but needs 35,000 more each year to address shortages

Australia is pinning its hopes on Pacific workers to help fill shortages across the economy — particularly in aged care — but industry says a history of poor conditions and sheer numbers mean that's unlikely to make a significant dent in demand.

ABC News

Federal government promises to fund potential pay rise for aged care workers

The Federal Government promises to pick up the bill for any potential pay rise for aged care workers in a submission to the Fair Work Commission.

ABC News

Burke seeks crackdown on pay deal axing

The workplace relations minister says he wants to see an end to employers getting rid of enterprise agreements.

AAP

Labor to advocate for ‘significant’ pay rise for Australia’s aged care sector, Anika Wells says

Albanese government says it is committed to pay for any increase ordered by Fair Work Commission, with unions calling for 25%

The Guardian - AU

Former massage parlour owner who made kill threats loses 'premature appeal' bid

The former director threatened to have workers' families killed, the Federal Court found in October 2021.

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The Guardian - AU

Australian travellers face more delays as airport baggage handlers threaten to strike

Workers from airport services provider Dnata head to Fair Work Commission to seek vote on strike over pay and conditions

Newcastle Herald

NSW trains at half capacity on Wednesday as umpire backs union action

"Things might be a bit later ... By the end of the week once we get those additional sets on the track ... we should be up to about 60 per cent," she said.

The Guardian - AU

NSW government loses bid to stop rail union’s industrial action

Fair Work Commission decision allows industrial action planned for Wednesday and Friday to go ahead

ABC News

Industrial action to continue across Sydney rail's network causing delays for commuters

Sydney commuters will face further rail delays with trains operating at 60 per cent capacity for the rest of the week.

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AAP

Rail union cleared for industrial action

The NSW rail union has won the right to continue with industrial action after the state government failed in its initial plea to the Fair Work Commission.

The Conversation

How Australia's gig workers may remain contractors under Labor's reforms

Uber Australia’s historic agreement with the Transport Workers’ Union, on the need to regulate the gig economy, is the first step in fundamental reform of gig work. It suggests the direction the Albanese government will to take to deliver better conditions for gig workers.

AAP

NSW train fight heads to industrial umpire

The stoush between the NSW rail union and the government is headed for the Fair Work Commission as the union commits to a second week of industrial action.

The New Daily

New legislation in the works to protect gig economy workers after historic Uber deal

The government plans to introduce legislation to protect gig economy workers after a historic deal between Uber Australia and the Transport Workers Union.

The Guardian - AU

Almost half of home care providers across Australia to increase fees after new rules on carer pay

Companies say price hikes are necessary to offset costs of attracting and retaining workers, but charity contends some fee increases are ‘not reasonable’

AAP

Pay rise won 'for those who kept us going'

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the new Labor government has fought for the minimum wage rise up to 2.8 million Australians will receive from July 1.

The Conversation

What's driving Uber's historic agreement with the TWU on gig work

Uber Australia has struck a historic agreement with the Transport Workers’ Union – a statement of principles that re-regulate work in the Australian rideshare and food delivery industry.

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