Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 21st November 2012 -
The Federal Government has sent out letters of offer to Not for Profit organisations funded by the Commonwealth detailing the amount of additional funding they are entitled to as…
Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 31st October 2012 -
Pay rises for some 150,000 community workers have moved a step closer after legislation passed in the Senate.
Introduced with the Social and Community Services Pay Equity Special…
Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 1st February 2012 -
Fair Work Australia has found in favour of the community sector equal pay claim which will see major pay rises for tens of thousands of workers across the country.
Community works will…
Staff Reporter, Monday, 14th November 2011 -
The Coalition has refused to back the Gillard Government’s proposed pay increase for community sector workers, with senior Opposition frontbenchers criticising the Prime…
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 10th November 2011 -
Australia's peak community and social services body ACOSS has welcomed the agreement between the ASU and the Australian Government in the Equal Pay Case saying community sector…
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 10th November 2011 -
Governments around the country now need to consult with and work alongside the community sector in partnership through the implementation process of the Gillard Government’s…
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 10th November 2011 -
UnitingCare Australia has welcomed the Gillard Government’s commitment to fund its share of the increase in community services wages which are subject to the pay equity case…
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 10th November 2011 -
The Gillard Government has announced an historic agreement on equal pay for Australia’s Community workers.
Some tens of thousands of community sector workers are expected…
Staff Reporter, Monday, 1st August 2011 -
The Victorian Government has rejected claims that gender is largely responsible for the low wages of Victoria’s community sector workers, according to its latest submission…
Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 6th July 2011 -
The Gillard Government has announced it will provide ‘fair and appropriate supplementation’ to help support any phased in pay increase Fair Work Australia may award…
Staff Reporter, Friday, 24th June 2011 -
Australia’s informal, unpaid or non-professional modes of care work should not be forgotten in the current equal pay claim for community workers.
The call comes in a new public…