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"All roles flex" in APS under new policy

A new set of flexible work principles for the Australian Public Service aspire to make all roles flexible - while continuing to meet organisational needs - and will provide the basis for unions and government to negotiate a common flexibility term for public sector agreements.

Menulog backs broad gig worker regulation

Menulog has followed the lead of DoorDash and Uber in signing a charter with the TWU supporting federally legislated minimum rights and a disputes mechanism for gig delivery workers, but now also supports the new Minns NSW Labor Government's ambition to introduce state-based legislation.

Deal's format answers inclusivity call: TPG

TPG Telecom says it used a legal documents designer and best-practice inclusivity guidelines to create an engaging, accessible post-merger deal with "amazing" conditions, but the CEPU's communications division says it delivers a pay cut and unfairly shifts the goalposts on penalty rates.

Golden Arches raise big issues for inquiry: Chair

McDonald's' evidence to the Senate work and care inquiry today raised some "big issues" for the committee to consider, including the extent of its control over franchisees' workplace practices, an absence of sick leave and "unclear" paid parental leave entitlements, according its chair.

Secure Jobs, Better Pay Act receives Royal Assent

The Secure Jobs, Better Pay Act has received Royal Assent, stamping out pay secrecy clauses in new employment contracts, paring back MSD requirements and making it harder for employers to terminate agreements during bargaining, while the ABCC has entered a transition period ahead of its abolition.

Pandemic a poor indicator of WFH productivity: HILDA

The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in record numbers of people working from home, but the latest Hilda Survey suggests the period might not serve as a reliable indicator of productivity and job satisfaction levels for those who are not forced into it.

Award changes better way to get wages moving: Woolies

Woolworths has called for the Albanese Government to initiate an urgent "proactive review" of the retail award, arguing it would produce better outcomes for their predominantly female workforce than a shift to multi-employer bargaining.

"Bleak" safety picture derails constable's flex request

The FWC has upheld Victoria Police's rejection of a transit officer's flexibility request because it would exacerbate already "bleak" safety issues arising from understaffing in Melbourne's most crime-affected region.

IR Bill empowers FWC to rule on rejected flex requests

The Albanese Government's first major tranche of IR legislation beefs-up workers' rights to secure flexible working arrangements and empowers the FWC to arbitrate if conciliation of a refused request fails.

Investigate right to disconnect, inquiry recommends

The Senate Work and Care inquiry's Labor and Greens majority is urging the Albanese Government to move swiftly to consider a right to disconnect, make flexibility requests an enforceable right and provide "roster justice" by ensuring workers with variable hours have predictability and certainty, in a 152-page interim report tabled this afternoon.