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Unions to "call out" employers failing to offer COVID-19 paid leave

The ACTU has repeated its call for two weeks' paid leave for workers who are forced into isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic, while it has established a webpage to 'name and fame' employers that have come to the party and has foreshadowed that it will be "calling out" employers that have not.


FWC members' pow-wow latest victim of COVID-19; & more

FWC member conference latest casualty of coronavirus; One-week reprieve for wage case submissions; Zero tolerance policies must be "clearly communicated"; and Virgin Australia asks workers to take leave.

Woolies to pay casuals hit by coronavirus

Woolworths has joined a growing number of major employers who will pay sick leave to casual workers if they are isolated due to coronavirus.

Financial cover for sick, quarantined gig workers

Uber and Deliveroo have both confirmed that they will provide financial support for drivers and riders diagnosed with coronavirus or placed in quarantine by a public health authority.

Porter still measuring coronavirus "dimensions"

Following a meeting today to discuss potential responses to the coronavirus, IR Minister Christian Porter said it was a time for listening and grasping the scale of the problem before determining the way forward, while employers and unions urged prompt action.