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Australian Union Wants Guaranteed Minimum Wage for Fruit Pickers The Australian Worker’s Union (AWU) will appear before the Fair Work Commission today to push for a guaranteed minimum wage for fruit and vegetable pickers. At present, the minimum rate of pay for casual farm work is $25.41 per hour (US$19.02). However, the AWU says farms can “dodge” the minimum rate through piece-rate arrangements, where workers are paid depending on the quantity of fruit or vegetables harvested. “Piece-rates make it easy for vulnerable workers to be cheated, ripped off, and exploited,” AWU National Secretary Daniel Walton said. “The farm lobby loves piece rates because their complexity is a great place for wage thieves to hide. Currently, you don’t even have to record how many hours someone is working.” ....
Date Time Share Australian Workers Union Please note the original version of this release, distributed at 07:56AM, contained an error in the lede. The government’s new visa scheme proposal seems custom-designed to exacerbate the already rampant abuse and exploitation happening daily on Australian farms, according to the Australian Workers’ Union. The federal government has announced a new visa scheme enabling agricultural workers to be recruited from 10 South-East Asian nations. The scheme is designed to replace the flow of easily exploited workers that will be lost the system after a new free trade deal with Britain scrapped the 88-day work requirement from British working holiday visas. ....
The borrower and the lender sign the usual agreement. The lack of knowledge and awareness among traders of the concessions offered by the FTAs has been a key impediment to Sri Lanka garnering maximum benefits of existing FTAs. Although a majority of exporters/importers were aware of the FTAs, many SMEs lack awareness of specific information on the duty concessions offered and the processes in acquiring the preference (ROO, tariff rate quotas, etc.). This list contains sensitive products which are exempted from tariff concessions under the agreement. The negative list should be prepared in consultation with local stakeholders by weighing revenue considerations as well as implications for local industries and livelihoods which may be adversely affected by trade liberalisation here. 1. Certificate is provided. 2. Youll be able to draft contracts. Its a very practical course! Coming from a humble background, where the access for such rich information is limited. It was like learn ....
Scott Morrison s Cabinet got a shake-up this week. Here s who got a promotion Posted 1 updated 1 Share Print text only Cancel This week, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced a shake-up to his ministry that saw a number of ministers promoted to senior positions, while the creation of a new taskforce to focus on women s issues saw some take on new roles and responsibilities. Here s a look at the changes in Cabinet and who s been given new roles in the taskforce, and some of the credentials behind them. Moving up: Michaelia Cash ( ABC News: Evelyn Manfield) Michaelia Cash has moved from her employment portfolio to become Australia s Attorney-General and Industrial Relations Minister. ....
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