
Mining industry wants industrial awards scrapped in favour of contracts
The mining industry has called for scrapping of awards and the ability for highly paid workers to opt out of the collective bargaining system.
The mining industry has called for scrapping of awards and the ability for highly paid workers to opt out of the collective bargaining system.
Forget the official unemployment rate; it’s not working either _ that was the clear message from economists today after the jobless rate fell despite the east coast lockdowns.
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As some of us return to the workplace, or are planning to do so in the future, we face the challenges of a changed environment of social distancing rules and restrictions. It might be your workplace will set limits on how many people are allowed in the lunchroom at a time, or the only people you talk to in the corridors are the cleaners.
There’s something odd happening on the Gold Coast and Noosa.
Never waste a good crisis, they say. So if your business hasn’t tapped into the potential of the pandemic, you’ve got rocks in your head, writes Michael Blucher
Having had to rapidly adjust to working from home due to COVID-19, many people are now having to readjust to life back in the office. Many will have enjoyed aspects of what is sometimes called “distributed work”, but some may be dreading the return.