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On Thursday, the Saskatchewan Party government voted down an NDP bill that would have provided 10 days of paid...

Consumer and investor confidence has plunged, driven by the alarmism of interest rate rises that haven’t yet happened. Ironically, because of this alarmism, the expected number of interest rate rises might not even eventuate!

On Thursday, the Saskatchewan Party government voted down an NDP bill that would have provided 10 days of paid sick leave for workers in the province....

Government claims Labor leader is improperly interfering with independent process, but it wouldn’t be the first time a precise number was proposed

A comprehensive review of Australian wage trends indicates that wage growth is likely to remain stuck at historically weak levels despite the dramatic disruptions experienced by the Australian labour market through the COVID-19 pandemic. This report finds that targeted policies to deliberately lift wages are needed to break free of the low-wage trajectory that has become locked in over the past nine years.

Australia’s minimum wage is shrinking compared to median pay, bucking global trends

The federal government says the minimum wage has grown an average 0.3 percentage points a year higher than general wage growth from 2010 to 2021.

If you think the real wages of the lowest paid in Australia should go backwards, you’re advocating for declining living standards

For some time, federal politicians have argued that wages will grow when unemployment is lower. But a new report finds the evidence does not support that and the best way for politicians to get workers pay rises is to change the industrial relations system.

Employers argue that excessive minimum pay increases will fuel inflation as unions call for ‘incredibly reasonable’ boost to meet cost of living pressures