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Wage-increases can end austerity.
How much judges are paid is a thorny issue for governments. It shouldn’t be.
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Secure and appropriate compensation for judges is a constitutionally recognized component of judicial independence. Here’s why politics must not be allowed to interfere with it.
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New research shows high numbers of people in the UK are working multiple low-paid jobs.
Before they walk down the aisle, many couples want to own a house, have a bank account and have a job that offers health insurance.
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A new study suggests that Americans face an ‘economic bar’ to marriage. Before they walk down the aisle, many couples want to have a house, a bank account and a job that offers health insurance.
It looks good, but where did this pork come from?
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Food suppliers and sellers around the world are using blockchain technologies to ensure that what consumers buy is labeled clearly and accurately.
At least in the movies, Superman is getting less productive. We are scarcely any more productive than we were two years ago, and it is weighing on wages.
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In the midst of the information technology revolution, Australia’s productivity growth has been slowing. It ought to have been the other way around.
Demonstrators at one of many ‘Change the Rules’ rallies in October, this one outside parliament house in Adelaide.
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As unions have shrunk, conditions for workers have got worse.
South African workers protesting against a proposed minimum wage earlier this year.
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Proposed changes to South African labour laws threaten to set back workers rights.
An Amazon employee applies tape to a package before shipment.
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The rise of superstar companies that dominate their industries may be partly to blame for the lack of wage growth in the US in recent years. It could also suggest a solution.
Relationships at work affect employees’ decisions to stay in jobs.
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While pay and profit are not irrelevant in employees’ work decisions, there are other motivators.
Minister for Finance Mathias Cormann.
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Minister for Finance Mathias Cormann said corporate tax cuts in the US had led to ‘stronger investment, stronger growth, a lower unemployment rate and higher wages’. Let’s take a closer look.
Is the scale telling the truth?
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A new study explores whether how we perceive our body weight affects our prospects in the job market and at work.
Reserve Bank of Australia governor Philip Lowe addressing a forum on wages and productivity.
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Reserve Bank of Australia governor Philip Lowe has effectively ruled out an interest rate rise until wage growth tops 3%.
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Brexit could erode workers’ wages and conditions, particularly if the British government deregulates employment laws and undercuts EU standards.
Labor laws are often based on how we worked decades ago.
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Hundreds of court cases show that companies are using features of timekeeping software to shortchange workers, a few minutes at a time.
Arbitration trials don’t always result in equal justice.
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The court narrowly ruled that employees who sign arbitration agreements can’t bring class action suits over unpaid wages.
The RBA argues that it needs to balance financial stability risks against the need to stimulate the economy through lower interest rates. But this has left inflation running below its target range.
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If the RBA continues to sacrifice its inflation target on the altar of financial stability risks, inflation expectations and our wages growth will continue to languish.
Jobs a-plenty.
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The unemployment rate is now at its lowest level in 17 years and is very close to a 50-year low. Does that mean we’re at full employment?
Large companies control 88% of the agricultural export market.
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Smaller Australian businesses are more productive than larger ones, but have disproportionately low levels of exports and wages.
The key reason for the squeeze on household spending and saving is of course the ongoing weakness in the growth rate of household disposable income.
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The government says personal income tax cuts are needed to provide relief from low wages and high cost of living, but will tax cuts make up for that?
One of the paradoxes of wage policy is that ultimately governments are held responsible and blamed for poor results, but governments are but one player in a complex system of wage adjustment.
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History tells us governments do not always get what they wish for, and in fact often perverse outcomes flow from policy choices.
Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry chief executive James Pearson, speaking on Q&A.
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On Q&A, Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry chief executive James Pearson said almost 60% of small business owners in Australia are paid $50,000 or less. Is that right?
As ACTU secretary, Sally McManus has proven effective at elevating the debate over workplace reform.
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Even with the most favourable laws, unions will still need to confront the reality of a dramatic transformation in the world of work.
In Australia, wage growth is lagging productivity growth across most sectors of the economy.
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The productivity gains businesses get some automating some jobs, aren’t being passed on to workers in higher wages, evidence shows.
President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress.
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Trump touted his administration’s economic successes and laid out his immigration plan in an 80-minute speech to Congress. Our experts weigh in.