Eliminating S*xual Harassment at Work

Slater and Gordon Lawyers regularly deliver workshops and information sessions covering a range of issues that Unions tackle. These sessions help us better understand the application of relevant legislation, how they intersect with industrial laws, and our Enterprise Agreements. One of the big issues we tackle is that of sexual harassment at work. It is…

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Reproductive Health Leave – The Economics Supports It

Recently a significant report investigating the costs and benefits of implementing a universal Reproductive Health Leave entitlement in Australia was released by the Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre. The report makes for interesting reading and clearly shows that providing universal Reproductive Health Leave provides a net benefit to workers and to business.  The report indicates the…

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Health Professionals and Gender-based Undervaluation

The Fair Work Commission handed down its decision on its investigation into the gender-based undervaluation of work in a handful of the disciplines covered by our Union. It is not an understatement to say that this has been a huge case in which our Union played a big role last year.  While lots of details…

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Health Professionals and Gender-based Undervaluation

Fixing gender-based undervaluation in the Health Professionals and Support Services Award Quick Navigation Links Background The Fair Work Commission identified a number of nationwide sectors that are female-dominated, and susceptible to gender-based undervaluing in terms of the minimum wages that apply. This undervaluation arose from the first work to determine minimum wages, with those in…

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Reproductive Health Leave

Quick Navigation Links About In 2020, Health and Community Services Union (HACSU) began the Reproductive Health Leave campaign to ensure any person, regardless of their reproductive health challenges, can fully and meaningfully participate in work, and in turn are afforded the social and economic security they rightfully deserve. Reproductive health issues can affect anybody, at…

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