CFMEU members will have to raise more than $1.9 million over three years to pay the salary of the government-appointed administrator tasked with reforming the union. Angry union bosses have denounced the takeover as an attack on workers and members. Government-appointed administrator and attorney Mark Irving will receive a compensation package of $643,640 per year.
Experts are now calling for the gender pay gap to be eliminated. This clearly shows how shockingly hard women have to work to earn the same salary as men. Monday is Equal Pay Day and the first 50 days of the new fiscal year begin. That is the same number of additional days that women … Read more
In response to renewed demands for higher wages, police officers threatened to leave the parliament building and the airports. The Australian Police Federation has warned that security at Parliament House could be compromised during sitting weeks as the union claims a collective agreement proposed by the Australian government is not good enough.
Britain's BBC has ordered news anchor Huw Edwards to pay back the salary he received after his arrest following his confession to possessing indecent images of children. Edwards added that he had not been given an open response to the allegations. Edwards was the national broadcaster's highest-paid journalist and top news anchor until his resignation … Read more