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Push for rape counselling notes to be kept under wraps

Sessions between a victim of sexual assault and their counsellor should be given the same protected status as legal advice in court proceedings, advocates say.

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Workers’ compensation changes to slash number of psychological injury claims across NSW

Labor and Coalition cut deal which unions argue will deny income support to people who can’t work

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Fear of retribution stopping workers from speaking out

A fear-based culture of silence is leaving essential female workers scared to report experiences of sexual or gender-based harassment in their workplaces.

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Workers paid for years after leaving government jobs

Lax payroll oversight and contract workers paid more than full-time executives are costing millions in payments from state government agencies.

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Insurance costs to 'skyrocket' after workers comp fail

Insurance premiums for many charities and small businesses are set to spike after sweeping workers compensation reforms were voted down.

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Union says insurers ‘bleeding the system dry’ in backlash to NSW bid to limit workers compensation claims

One insurer spent $85,000 of public money to fight $5,000 knee surgery claim, says Unions NSW

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Potential collapse forces worker mental health rethink

Australia's largest workers' compensation scheme was made to address physical injuries but is grappling with a modern understanding of mental health impacts.

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Unions riled over Labor compensation scheme 'betrayal'

Unions have unveiled a rare ad campaign targeting a Labor government after it proposed increasing barriers to mental health workers' compensation.

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Workplace harassment of women on temporary visas rife

A survey of more than 3300 migrant women in Australia across several industries found more than half have experienced workplace sexual harassment.

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Employers shortchanged Australian workers a record amount of super last year, tax office says

The dollar figure of superannuation that went unpaid after recovery efforts rose to $5.2bn from $4.8bn in 2022-23

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‘Easier to buy your 10th house than your first’: Unions NSW joins push to reform negative gearing and capital gains tax

Exclusive: Survey finds 72% of 2,158 workers want Albanese government to rethink housing tax breaks – particularly renters and over-65s

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Firms pushed to cheat to win work as budgets blow out

Construction projects are facing cost blowouts, as firms vying for work are encouraged to cheat amid a "race to the bottom" to win contracts, an inquiry heard.

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Industries becoming more 'reliant' on unpaid overtime

Australian workers are doing more and more hours of unpaid overtime and are scared saying 'no' will limit their career opportunities, a survey shows.

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Support for harsher penalties over workplace deaths

A survey has found voters support harsher penalties and industrial manslaughter offences in NSW, but it will come too late for some workers who never came home.

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Pokies can't be banned, should be reduced: unions

The peak body for NSW unions has called for the removal of 25,000 poker machines over the next five years to better align numbers with those in other states.

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Inflation to eat into Christmas lunches, presents: poll

Christmas will be less merry than usual for many Australians, with a union poll showing a sizeable number of people plan to spend less on lunch and presents.

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‘A dent in our retirement’: the battle to help Australian workers recover unpaid super

Timber tradie Peter Myall is owed at least $15,000 in superannuation, with unions urging action on what they call the last bastion of wage theft

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Fair Work Commission awards NSW rail workers 1 per cent pay increase above wage cap

The Fair Work Commission says a pay top-up for rail workers will not cause any detriment to the NSW government's budget, and Unions NSW says the government's pay position has been left "in tatters".

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Unions NSW uses labour market report to criticise Perrottet government for public sector job vacancies

Hospital and teaching labour 'shortage' linked to low pay, says union report

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High Court strikes out NSW by-election spending cap

The High Court has invalidated a law restricting how much unions and other third-party campaigners can spend in NSW by-elections after a state concession.

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RSL Australia warned over NSW clubs split

The boss of RSL Australia has backed turning pokies cashless in NSW as he points to flak his charity receives over confusion with clubs bearing the RSL brand.

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Unions NSW back cashless gaming cards

Unions NSW is the latest worker group to back cashless gaming cards as debate about problem gambling and money laundering rolls on before the state elections

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Unions NSW splits from Labor on cashless gaming to stop 'scourge on society'

In a rare move, the top union boss in NSW is siding with the Coalition government on major gambling reform, urging Labor not to play politics with the working class.

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Wage theft rife for migrant workers

Migrant wage theft is running rife in Australia under a system that threatens to deport those who speak out, a new union-led report has found.

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Unions NSW survey of 7,000 foreign language job ads finds more than half offer illegal rates of pay

Sarah is among thousands of migrant workers accepting jobs below the minimum legal rate, as a survey by Unions NSW finds more than half of job ads written in foreign languages are breaking the law.

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