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Wage boost to cost SA business '$518 million'
A decision by the Fair Work Commission to lift the national minimum wage by $40 a week will cost South Australian employers more than half a billion dollars, claims Business SA.
A decision by the Fair Work Commission to lift the national minimum wage by $40 a week will cost South Australian employers more than half a billion dollars, claims Business SA.
EXCLUSIVE | The Labor Party’s governing state executive has split from the Malinauskas Government on contentious workers’ compensation changes, demanding it immediately withdraw its proposed laws ahead of an “urgent consultation” with unions.
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UPDATED 5PM | Unions have South Australia’s Centre Alliance in their sights, with an ACTU poll suggesting falling support for federal Rebekha Sharkie in her Adelaide Hills seat of Mayo – as she today took aim at her senate colleague over his support for the Government’s contentious workplace reforms.
An internal brawl has erupted in the Labor Party, with prominent unions slamming Opposition Leader Peter Malinauskas over a surprise policy announcement they argue will put their members out of work and slash services for vulnerable ratepayers.
Unley Council has become the second local government in South Australia to ask staff to take leave because of COVID-19, as a dispute between unions and the Adelaide City Council over a stop-work order plays out before the Employment Tribunal.
The Adelaide City Council’s executive will face the employment tribunal over union claims it reached “a new low in employer/employee relations” by asking staff to take annual leave due to the impact of coronavirus.