ASGA releases updated employment guide

The 70-page ASGA Employment Guide is a resource for businesses and is complemented by a range of Employment Contract Templates

4 July, 2023

A “more moderate” wage rise would have been appropriate given current pressures: TRMC/PVCA

A move to increase the national minimum wage by 5.2% and award pay rates by 4.6% has been criticised by business groups

16 June, 2022

TRMC calls for Schedule X to be reinstated

The Collective has reached out to the Fair Work Commission to get Schedule X reinstated in the Graphic Arts, Printing and Publishing Award

13 July, 2021

Fair Work Commission reinstates Schedule X

The Real Media Collective secures pandemic leave provisions within the Graphic Arts, Printing and Publishing Award

30 July, 2020

Minimum wage rise of 1.75% delayed for print sector

The Real Media Collective general manager of IR, policy and governance, Charles Watson, says businesses that pay their staff award wages should use this time to budget and plan for the November 1, 2020 wage rise

23 June, 2020

Pandemic leave approved for printing industry awards

The Fair Work Commission has agreed to vary nearly 100 modern awards enabling employees forced to self-isolate due to COVID-19 to take two weeks unpaid leave or leave at half pay

9 April, 2020

AMWU to continue push for award competencies

Union turns to having workplace competencies added to printing industry enterprise agreements

30 July, 2019

Minimum wage lifted by three per cent

Adult minimum wage to increase by three per cent from July 1, 2019

30 May, 2019

FWC dismisses forklift burnout case

Employee sought cash settlement after being fired by boss who saw mobile phone footage of burnouts, including the use of solvents, and broken glass

11 April, 2019

Graphic arts award ruling due any day

Industry waits on Fair Work Commission ruling on Graphic Arts Award

2 April, 2019