The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) has welcomed the Federal Government’s expansion of the paid parental leave scheme as an important measure to improve gender equality and boost women’s workforce participation.
CEO Paul Zahra said the ARA applauds the Government’s move to bring this scheme more into line with best global practice and increase the flexibility of the scheme for all working parents.
The Australian Government has moved quickly to support people in Victoria, Tasmania and New South Wales affected by the ongoing extensive flooding, making disaster assistance payments for individuals available across an additional 44 Local Government Areas.
In Victoria, the Disaster Recovery Allowance is available to people in the 23 LGAs of Alpine, Benalla, Buloke, Campaspe, Central Goldfields, Corangamite, Gannawarra, Greater Bendigo, Greater Shepparton, Hepburn, Horsham, Loddon, Macedon Ranges, Mansfield, Maribyrnong, Mitchell Shire, Moira, Moonee Valley, Murrindindi, Northern Grampians, Pyrenees, Strathbogie and Wangaratta.
MyDeal, a Woolworths Group subsidiary, has today identified that a compromised user credential was used to gain unauthorised access to its Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system resulting in the exposure of some customer data.
The Albanese Labor Government will deliver the biggest boost to Australia’s Paid Parental Leave scheme since it was created by the former Labor Government in 2011, giving every family with a new baby more choice, greater security and better support.
Labor will add an additional six weeks of Paid Parental Leave (PPL) for families, bumping the total leave payable up to 26 weeks. A full six months.
Jointly funded disaster assistance is now available to 17 local government areas (LGAs) following severe flooding across Tasmania.
The LGAs include: Break O’Day, Burnie, Central Coast, Central Highlands, Circular Head, Devonport, Dorset, Flinders, George Town, Kentish, Latrobe, Launceston, Meander Valley, Northern Midlands, Waratah-Wynyard, West Coast and West Tamar.
Assistance is being provided through the jointly funded Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA).
Commonwealth Bank is providing its Emergency Assistance to customers and businesses in flood affected areas in New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania.
Manufacturers will be supported to equip workers with digital skills and create high paying jobs for the future thanks to the Andrews Labor Government.
The latest report from the Productivity Commission demonstrates that any future changes to workplace bargaining laws must improve focus on genuine productivity and remain enterprise-based, according to Master Builders Australia CEO Denita Wawn.
The Productivity Commission has warned of a potential surge in strikes, supply chain bottlenecks, and a chain reaction of unsustainable wage claims if our workplace relations system is re-focussed towards multi-employer deals.
