A key feature of casual employment is the lack of leave entitlements – including holiday pay. Craig Sunter (Thanx a Million !)

We’re all going on a summer holiday – well, some of us …

The idea of the “summer break” is part of the Australian psyche. But as you hurtle towards the holidays, with the thought of a well-earned rest sustaining you through the frenzy of end-of-year deadlines…
A dangerous business: a fatal crash in Mona Vale in Sydney underlines the risks for professional drivers. AAP/ Tim Pascoe

Will better paid truckies make our roads safer?

With the Christmas season upon us and the roads full of holiday traffic, the deaths of nine people in eight crashes involving trucks since the end of November provide a sobering reminder of the dangers…
The Holden ballot allowed unions to be part of a difficult change process that ultimately demonstrated an alignment of management and worker goals. AAP

The Holden ballot: Exceptional or a taste of things to come?

The result of the ballot at Holden this week had workers agreeing to a wages freeze and taking a cut in conditions to preserve their jobs and potentially the very presence of Holden in Australia. Given…

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