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Australia Has Worlds Fourth Highest Construction Labor Costs
Business
Thursday July 7 2022

Australia Has Worlds Fourth Highest Construction Labor Costs

Australia has the fourth highest construction labour cost of all countries worldwide, the latest study has found.

Property Pay Rises Remain Modest
Business
Wednesday October 30 2019

Property Pay Rises Remain Modest

Renumeration increases for real-estate and property professionals throughout Australia are constrained despite being higher than pay increases across the economy generally, the latest report shows.

Construction Salaries Remain Stuck
Business
Wednesday May 22 2019

Construction Salaries Remain Stuck

Despite the construction boom, large pay increases for built environment professionals throughout Australia remain hard to come by.

Better Productivity Means Higher Wages
Infrastructure
Wednesday October 25 2017

Better Productivity Means Higher Wages

For wages to increase and living standards to be maintained there must be a new wave of productivity growth, Treasurer Scott Morrison argues.

Australian Wages Growth at Record Low
Business
Friday August 18 2017

Australian Wages Growth at Record Low

Wages growth remains at a record low 1.9 per cent, and with only a gradual improvement expected in the coming months economists are forecasting no moves...

One in Six Architects Underpaid
Business
Friday June 9 2017

One in Six Architects Underpaid

At least one in six architecture firms are paying their employees rates which are less than the minimum to which workers are entitled under award rates...

Report Highlights Gender Pay Gap
Business
Thursday June 8 2017

Report Highlights Gender Pay Gap

A new report has called for a national target to close the gender pay gap and for gender pay equity to be enshrined in workplace laws.

Construction Wages Stuck Despite Record Staff Demand
Business
Monday June 5 2017

Construction Wages Stuck Despite Record Staff Demand

Wages and salaries in the construction sector appear set to remain stuck at around current levels despite record levels of building industry employment, the latest survey...

Queensland Apprentices Could Claim Millions in Back Pay
Business
Thursday February 9 2017

Queensland Apprentices Could Claim Millions in Back Pay

Unions in Queensland could be set to pursue millions of dollars’ worth of back pay claims on behalf of apprentices following a ruling that apprentices should...

Business
19 Nov, 2019
Plumber penalised over $150,000 for Cheating Workers and Lying

The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured penalties of $151,200 against a Victorian plumber and his company for underpaying a young worker following previous court action involving...

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Business
10 Jan, 2018
Engineering Change on the Gender Gap

Deepa Kundur is the chair of the Division of Engineering Science at the University of Toronto, and a professor in its Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department...

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