Thousands of aged care workers in three states are set to strike weeks out from the Federal Election over poor staffing levels and inadequate pay as unions warned of a mass exodus of heartbroken caregivers.
Employers who pay low wages can expect to "pay the price with higher staff turnover, unfilled vacancies, absenteeism or poor product quality," one expert warns.
Amazon hadn't reviewed its Flex drivers' pay for 15 years, not even for cost of living - now the company has to catch up with the times, at least in NSW.
New figures show that the actual cost of COVID workers' comp for essential frontliners may be less than half what the government initially projected - making the repeal of section 19B a questionable decision.
After a year of wrangling over missed breaks, understaffing, and the question of whether untaken breaks should be paid for again, the Finance Sector Union is taking it to court.