July 1 marked the implementation of the next stage of reduced penalty rates in the retail and hospitality industries in
By Jim Stanford
Australia’s economy continues to endure historically slow growth in wages and salaries, that is undermining household incomes, consumer spending, and
By Jim Stanford
International evidence is clear that there is a strong, positive correlation between a country’s protection of labour freedoms, and the
By Jim Stanford
New analysis of income tax data confirms a dramatic slowdown in Australian wages in recent years – and the slowdown
By Jim Stanford
Tomorrow the Australian Bureau of Statistics will release its quarterly Wage Price Index: the most commonly-reported measure of wage growth
By Jim Stanford
Many Australians are eagerly anticipating a unique concentration of public holidays in coming days. There is a 10-day period (stretching
By Jim Stanford