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Albanese government to commit to multi-employer bargaining despite business concerns

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says ‘sufficient common ground’ has been reached at jobs summit although employer groups fear industry-wide strike action

The Guardian - AU · Sep 1, 2022

Labor pledges ‘immediate’ workplace changes at jobs summit – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Aug 31, 2022

What is the jobs summit, and what can we expect from it?

The hype for the federal government's promised national Jobs and Skills Summit has well and truly been built up. What is the summit all about, and what will actually come of it?

ABC News · Aug 31, 2022

Why unions and small business want industry bargaining from the jobs summit – and big business doesn't

This article is part of The Conversation’s series looking at Labor’s jobs summit. Read the other articles in the series here.

The Conversation · Aug 29, 2022

Push to fast track childcare subsidies

The federal government is being urged to take action to remove barriers to women's employment to unlock more than $110 billion in economic output.

AAP · Aug 29, 2022

Increasing paid parental leave to 52 weeks would give billion-dollar boost to economy, unions say

In the lead-up to Labor’s jobs and skills summit, unions have also called for payments to match actual wages and the inclusion of superannuation

The Guardian - AU · Aug 29, 2022

Business cuts to on-the-job training have made Australia increasingly reliant on migrants, experts say

Academic says companies ‘squealing’ to government about worker skill shortage are contributing to it

The Guardian - AU · Aug 29, 2022

Labor may accelerate industrial relations reforms to ‘get wages moving’, Anthony Albanese says

Prime minister tells National Press Club government could ‘potentially take further action’ if no consensus reached at jobs and skills summit

The Guardian - AU · Aug 29, 2022

'Historic' deal to modernise workplaces

The peak body for unions and the small business lobby have agreed to work together to reform workplace relations, supporting changes to fair work laws.

AAP · Aug 28, 2022

Summits old and new: what was Bob Hawke's 1983 National Economic Summit about?

This article is part of The Conversation’s series looking at Labor’s jobs summit. Read the other articles in the series here.

The Conversation · Aug 28, 2022