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workers safety

Deadly delivery for truck drivers

The Transport Workers Union has warned the pressure from the Federal Government and transport employer groups are continuing to put pressure on truck drivers, which is causing a surge in...

Deadly delivery for truck drivers

The Transport Workers Union has warned the pressure from the Federal Government and transport employer groups are continuing to put pressure on truck drivers, which is causing a surge in...

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Gender discrimination and workplaces

Cracking the glass ceiling

Recent research conducted by the Diversity Council Australia and the University of Sydney Business School has found that culturally diverse women are experiencing a ‘double jeopardy’ when accessing leadership roles...

Cracking the glass ceiling

Recent research conducted by the Diversity Council Australia and the University of Sydney Business School has found that culturally diverse women are experiencing a ‘double jeopardy’ when accessing leadership roles...

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Employee theft

How to stop businesses stealing from their empl...

A Senate inquiry has revealed that wage theft and underpayment are so prevalent in some industries that they have become the norm. Around 79% of hospitality employers in Victoria, for instance, did...

How to stop businesses stealing from their empl...

A Senate inquiry has revealed that wage theft and underpayment are so prevalent in some industries that they have become the norm. Around 79% of hospitality employers in Victoria, for instance, did...

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WHS laws in mining QLD

QLD gets tough on WHS for miners

Mine operators who fail to keep their workers safe face tough new penalties of up to $126,150 under legislation introduced into Queensland parliament on September 7, 2017.  According to Natural...

QLD gets tough on WHS for miners

Mine operators who fail to keep their workers safe face tough new penalties of up to $126,150 under legislation introduced into Queensland parliament on September 7, 2017.  According to Natural...

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asbestos dumping

Illegal asbestos dumper extradited to NSW to fa...

Alleged waste transporter Dib Hanna faced the NSW Land and Environment Court on September 7, 2017 after being arrested and extradited from Victoria to face alleged illegal dumping offences brought...

Illegal asbestos dumper extradited to NSW to fa...

Alleged waste transporter Dib Hanna faced the NSW Land and Environment Court on September 7, 2017 after being arrested and extradited from Victoria to face alleged illegal dumping offences brought...

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workers death

Company found guilty for apprentices’ death

A Moorabbin building company and its director were convicted on September 6, 2017 and fined a total of $880,000 over the death of a 21-year-old apprentice at a Caulfield South...

Company found guilty for apprentices’ death

A Moorabbin building company and its director were convicted on September 6, 2017 and fined a total of $880,000 over the death of a 21-year-old apprentice at a Caulfield South...

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