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Date Time Victorian confidence lags nation, with medium-term outlook improving The latest ANZ/Property Council of Australia industry confidence survey highlights Victoria is lagging behind the rest of the country with a long way to go on the path to recovery. Property industry confidence in Victoria is the lowest in the nation at 124 index points for the March 2021 quarter – below the national average of 142 index points. A score of 100 is considered neutral. However, medium-term outlook in Victoria is turning positive, with Victorians optimistic that the COVID-19 situation will improve ove...

'Right to disconnect' fight to expand as unions push claims in enterprise agreements Posted 3 updated 1 AprApril 2021 at 8:34pm Unions are pushing to enshrine the right of employees to ignore non-emergency work contact outside of their rostered hours. ( Share Print text only Cancel Some of the nation's biggest unions are pushing for more Australians to have the 'right to disconnect' from phone calls, texts and emails outside of work hours, but employers warn it could stifle flexibility for both businesses and their staff. Key points: First legislated in France, Victoria Police have signed up...

Right to disconnect looms as massive work change giving lives back to employees Posted 2 updated 2 AprApril 2021 at 8:59pm Unions are pushing to give workers the legal right to ignore non-emergency out-of-hours work calls, texts and emails. ( Print text only Key points: Apart from emergencies, they're not to be contacted outside of work hours Other unions will fight to have the right apply to workers they represent But the "digital leash" — the compulsion to answer calls, texts and emails out of hours — is being rejected with a new power: the right to disconnect. Sergeant Rachel Dunkinso...

Free transport and early knock-offs are part of a plan to lure Melbourne city workers back to the CBD.

Office workers in Melbourne’s CBD would be encouraged to knock off at 4pm on Fridays, under a new proposal the Property Council of Australia (PCA) says would revitalise trade and workplace occupancy in the hard-hit city centre.