Why slow wage growth isn’t keeping us from the café
Wages may not be rising to meet inflation, but figures from the RBA remind us that wages don't tell the whole story.
Labor agrees to multi-employer bargaining concessions as it pushes to pass legislation before Christmas
The federal government is optimistic that amendments to its industrial relations reform package, including tweaks to its multi-employer bargaining plans, could secure its support in the Senate.
Explained: How Labor’s industrial relations reforms will profoundly affect every small business
Here's what you need to know about the bill, from its proposed overhaul of the enterprise bargaining system to new Fair Work Commission powers to enforce hybrid work arrangements.
Budget 2022: 10 things we know about Labor’s “wellbeing” budget and support for businesses
A lot can change in six months. Just ask Treasurer Jim Chalmers, who will on Tuesday deliver a vastly different federal budget to the economic roadmap laid out by the Coalition in March.
Why multi-employer bargaining is unlikely to boost wages — and could actually make it worse
The main obstacle to higher wage growth in several sectors is not enterprise bargaining, but an unwillingness on the part of governments (on behalf of taxpayers) to stump up the cash.
Advertised salaries now outpacing official wage growth data, new SEEK report says, as hirers scramble for talent
Advertised starting salaries are 4.1% higher on average than those offered in July 2021, a new SEEK report says, suggesting wages offered to fresh hires are rising faster than pay packets for existing workers.
Why upskilling is the best way to lift wages in Australia
Although skills, training and migration are listed as key topics for the Jobs Summit, the Treasury’s issues paper focuses almost entirely on industrial relations in its discussion of how best to boost wages.
COSBOA to consider ACTU’s sector-wide bargaining proposal as big business baulks
Australia's peak body for small business groups will not immediately discount an Australian Council of Trade Unions proposal to introduce sector-wide enterprise bargaining.
Real wages in Australia fall by fastest rate on record ahead of Jobs Summit
Australian households are suffering under the sharpest decline in purchasing power on record as “sluggish” wages growth continues to lag behind skyrocketing prices for everyday essentials.
An extra 60,600 Australians found work in May, so why have wages barely lifted?
Australia has now managed to keep a rate of unemployment below 4% for three consecutive months. If things are so good, why is wage growth so low?
Six graphs that explain Australia’s growing economy, and how the share going to wages is shrinking
Even though more of the population is in work than ever before, the share of national income going to wages has sunk to a near all-time low of 49.8%.
How will Labor keep its IR promises on wage growth and gender equality?
At this election, Labor campaigned on the need to address three key issues: wage stagnation, insecure jobs and gender inequality.
