Industrial relations
Sydney pub barons face underpayment claims
Arthur Laundy and his former business partner have been hit with claims that staff at their venues were underpaid by hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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- Workplace
‘I gave everything’: Feuding Sydney pub barons face underpayment claims
Dozens of employees were allegedly underpaid at hospitality venues co-owned by Arthur Laundy and Fraser Short, according to a leaked audit.
- Eryk Bagshaw
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- Workplace
Top ABC executive resigns after questions about luxury yacht team meeting
Josh Keech led the ABC’s contentious pay negotiations with staff, which included the first strike in decades, before resigning on Thursday.
- Calum Jaspan
‘Mixed emotions’: How a record pay increase left nurses disappointed
Nurses and midwives in NSW will receive pay increases after the court acknowledged the majority-female workforce had been historically undervalued.
- Angus Thomson
‘Illogical and arbitrary’: Uber’s automatic sackings regime blasted
Uber’s fully automated complaints-handling system has been scolded as unlawful by the Fair Work Commission as it orders yet another driver’s reinstatement.
- Elias Visontay
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- City life
Russian roulette for rubbish: Collectors randomly skipping streets in industrial action
Garbage collectors are picking “random” streets to miss each morning as part of their campaign for a pay rise, leaving fed-up locals stressed about where to put mounting waste.
- Rachael Ward
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- Media & marketing
‘Urgent meeting’: ABC peace deal over pay on brink of collapse
The staff union has called an “urgent meeting” on potential further industrial action after accusing the public broadcaster’s management on back-peddling on pay grade rises.
- Calum Jaspan
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- Education
Teachers threaten to stage half-day strikes across Victoria
Public school teachers vow to ramp up industrial action with rolling stoppages in term two, after the government stood firm on its offer of a 17 per cent pay rise over four years.
- Caroline Schelle
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- Hospitals
Allan thought she had a deal with hospital workers. They are no longer convinced
As inflation soars, teachers are offered more money, and revelations emerge of higher increases being canvassed, the fate of a pay deal for low-paid hospital workers hangs in the balance.
- Kieran Rooney and Daniella White
Key train lines to remain closed for rest of month
Buses will replace trains for up to four additional days on key Brisbane commuter routes, with tracks in the city’s south opening in May.
- Catherine Strohfeldt