The Morrison government is facing growing calls to tighten anti-slavery laws with the Australian Council of Trade Unions arguing the current rules leave the door “wide open” for products made with Chinese forced labour to be imported. With the UK flagging a new crackdown this week, the Australian Border Force said the federal government was “closely monitoring” actions in other countries and would consider potential fines for breaches in a.
Border bans mean strikes hit harder: employers
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Resources employers are demanding greater barriers to industrial action due to concerns coronavirus restrictions and states hard borders will exacerbate the impact of strikes on major projects.
The Australian Mines and Metals Association has called on Industrial Relations Minister Christian Porter to increase the notices for industrial action from a maximum seven days to at least two weeks, in line with quarantine periods, and ensure the tribunal can consider pandemic issues that would make it difficult for employers to respond to a strike.
Woodside s Pluto onshore gas plant in WA is one of the sites that could be disrupted by strike action.
Unions take Qantas to High Court over alleged misuse of JobKeeper scheme, underpayment of staff
By business reporters Rachel Pupazzoni and Gareth Hutchens
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The Transport Workers Union says Qantas has been engaging in wage theft.
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Unions are taking their fight against Qantas and its use of the JobKeeper wage subsidy program to the High Court.
Key points:
They will apply for special leave to appeal to the High Court
Their case was dismissed by the Federal Court in December
They say workers have been ripped off by the airline after working public holidays, weekends and overtime during the COVID-19 lockdowns.