Casual Pay Premium a Myth

19th November, 2018

The ACTU has released a new paper which argues that most casual workers get nowhere near the 25% loading due to them, instead receiving a “modest wage premium” of 4% to 5% more than permanent employees. Contrasting this with the common 25% award-prescribed loading for …

Help us get the children off Nauru

2nd November, 2018

Scott Morrison has the power to immediately end the suffering of refugee children, their families and others seeking asylum who are stuck in limbo on Nauru.  He can immediately order their transfer to Australia and prevent the trauma they are experiencing every day. As teachers, …