Industrial relations
Qantas FIFO subsidiary pilots to resume strike over pay row
More than 200 Network Aviation and QantasLink pilots in Western Australia say they will walk off the job for three days on Wednesday over a long-running pay dispute.
- by Aaron Bunch
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Antoinette Lattouf files second legal case against ABC over dismissal
Sacked radio host Antoinette Lattouf has filed more proceedings against the ABC, this time in the Federal Court, and alleges the broadcaster breached its own workplace agreement.
- by Calum Jaspan
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Careers
What do young workers want? A pay rise, or a house
Employers are obsessed with knowing what younger generations want. More often than not, it’s a pay rise.
- by Jim Bright
PM says working-from-home can be ‘win-win’ but not everyone is on board
The Fair Work investigation into working-from-home rights is set to inflame the tug-of-war between bosses and employees over how offices run.
- by Angus Thompson and Rachel Clun
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Government should tread carefully on enshrining work from home rights
Any legislating of the right to work from home should be applied fairly.
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Work-from-home battle begins – and the decision could affect millions
The Fair Work Commission is investigating whether it needs to change the basic rights for award workers just a week after the right to disconnect was made law.
- by Angus Thompson and Rachel Clun
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Pilots’ strike cancelled as cyclone threat gathers strength off WA coast
The cyclone, anticipated to be a category 2 system, is expected to make landfall on Saturday.
- by Hamish Hastie
More FIFO flight pain for WA as Qantas pilots extend industrial action again
More than 200 Network Aviation and QantasLink pilots in Western Australia walked off the job for six days last week, forcing the cancellation of dozens of flights.
- by Aaron Bunch
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Employment
There’s nothing new about the right to disconnect
Nostalgia is a powerful political force, but it should be distrusted – left and right – as a motivation for political change.
- by Sean Kelly
The after-hours phone call that gave workers the right to disconnect
Senator Barbara Pocock retreated to her parliamentary office in Canberra for a critical meeting with fellow kingmaker David Pocock last week. The mood was tense.
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey
Qantas pilots extend WA strike to six days: what you need to know
Qantas’ WA pilots have just doubled the length of their strike. Find out who is affected, how the airlines and miners may cope and what the fight is about.
- by Peter Milne