Proposed wage bargaining changes by the ACTU could signal a pay rise for millions of Australians working in care and services sectors. 7NEWS
The union council will bring its plan to simplify the “confusing” negotiation processWatch the latest News on Channel 7 or stream for free onThe push from ACTU hopes to overhaul the wage bargaining system to allow entire sectors to band together in pursuit of wage increases and better conditions.
This would increase the currently low “bargaining power” of small workplaces by allowing “multiple workplaces to make an agreement together”. “We’ve got a lot of small workplaces in the care sector and the services sector, and they’re just missing out at the moment,” she told Sunrise.“Workers don’t have the bargaining power they need to strike a deal, that just means they get basic pay rises.
Recently released Australian Bureau of Statistics data for the June quarter showed pay packets were falling behind the rising cost of living.Aged care, child care, and the services sector
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