Articles tagged with Place Relations And Safety
New Employment Law Allows Employers to Deduct Pay During Partial Strikes for Fairer Bargaining
1 week ago | 243 viewsThe Government has passed a change to the Employment Relations Act that reinstates the ability for employers to make pay deductions during partial strikes – making the system fairer for all, Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Brooke van Velden announced today. “These changes will help both employers and unions to return to the bargaining table and restores the law to what it was before the previous government removed this option in 2018. “I acknowledge the right of workers to strike in support of their collective bargaining claims, the right to strike remains,” says Ms van Velden.
Tags: Brooke van v Defence Employment relations act Workplace relations and safetyIncreases to paid parental leave rates to help families
2 weeks ago | 137 viewsNew parents can expect more support to take time away from work to care for their children from 1 July, with an increase to the maximum weekly rate of paid parental leave up from $754. 87 to $788. 66 per week, Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Brooke van Velden announced today.
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