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 After six years of campaigning and two and a half years of intensive negotiations with James Hardie, unions and asbestos victims groups secured a final deal from the company to compensate Australian victims of its asbestos products on 21 November 2006.
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Work life balance is essential. The ACTU successfully won better conditions for working families through the Family Provisions Case heard at the AIRC. Unfortunately these important reforms were hindered when the Howard Government's introduction of its WorkChoices laws in 2006, which severely limited the role of the AIRC as an independent umpire. Under Howard’s laws it is now harder for working families to achieve work life balance.
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The ACTU Reasonable Hours campaign aims to raise awareness about the effects of long working hours. ACTU research into workplace issues has found that long hours and the increasing intensification of work is the overwhelming primary concern of workers.
For much of the last century Australia lead the world in fair working time. But in 1980 Australia started to buck the international trend and hours began to grow. Currently, Australia has the second longest working hours in the OECD. On current trends we will soon have the longest. It is a sad irony that Australia now has one of the worst records in the world. It is time to once again civilise working time.
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The purpose of the ACTU Call Centre Campaign is to ensure that all stakeholders in our community share the benefits of the growing call centre industry in Australia. The ACTU Call Centre Project aims to mobilise commitment from call centres, the industry and governments to the principles of quality employment opportunities for Australians and a high standard of customer service for consumers.
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