Publications This section contains submissions, reports and policies More information can be found in the Congress and Archive sections.

Model Occupational Health and Safety Legislation 10.11.09 | Submission | Health & Safety The ACTU supports the establishment of harmonised national OHS laws. However, we do not resile from our stated position that the establishment of national OHS laws should not result in a compromise or reduction of protections or standards for workers...

Review of the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Act and Agency 28.10.09 | Submission This submission proposes a holistic, balanced approach which incorporates a matrix of strategies to genuinely address equal opportunity in the workplace.

Award Modernisation Stage 4 Exposure Drafts 16.10.09 | Submission The ACTU makes the following submissions with respect to a number of exposure drafts released by the Commission in their Statement of 25 September 2009. In addition to these written submissions the ACTU specifically supports the submissions of the...

Review into the Tax Office’s Administration of the Superannuation Guarantee Charge 28.07.09 | Submission The modern superannuation system in Australia has served working Australians and the economy well. The unique compulsory retirement savings system is a key foundation of Australia’s retirement system. There are currently a number of reviews relating...

Award Modernisation Stage 4 Pre-drafting consultation 24.07.09 | Submission The ACTU makes the following submissions with respect to a number of specific matters in relation to Stage 4 of award modernisation.

Australian Qualifications Framework Discussion Paper 30.06.09 | Submission The ACTU submits that a qualifications framework must meet a number of key objectives. In doing so they must, of course, remain fit for the purpose for which they were developed. This has particular resonance in the VET sector where any outcome of a...

Award Modernisation Transitional Provisions 29.05.09 | Submission This submission of the ACTU addresses the question of transitional arrangements for modern awards.

National Aviation Policy 25.03.09 | Submission Submission on regulation and employment of the aviation workforce.

Minimum Wage claim 23.03.09 | Submission The Australian Fair Pay Commission (AFPC) has conducted three reviews of minimum wages in Australia. The ACTU welcomed the decision of the AFPC in the 2008 Wages Review to provide one level of increase to all minimum wages workers. The period June...

Response to Increasing Indigenous Employment Opportunity, Proposed Reforms to CDEP, and Indigenous Employment Programs 19.03.09 | Submission Excerpt This submission is a response, primarily, to the Increasing Indigenous Economic Opportunity and Increasing Indigenous Employment discussion papers.  However, the Committee feels that any response needs to be made in the context of...

Role and Function of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Committee 19.03.09 | Policy The ACTU Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Committee exists to, in line with ACTU policy Promote equality for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the workplace and in society, and to achieve a society and workplaces...

ACTU Constitution, Rules and Standing Orders The download file below shows the Australian Council of Trade Unions Constitution, Rules and Standing Orders as amended by ACTU Congress 2006.

School to Work Transition 16.01.09 | Submission The ACTU welcomes this opportunity to make a submission to the Committee’s Inquiry into Combining School and Work: Supporting Successful Youth Transitions. The ACTU believes that all young people should be given the support and assistance they need...

Paid Parental Leave 19.11.08 | Submission | Paid Parental Leave ACTU submission in response to the Productivity Commission Inquiry Draft Report. The model proposed by the Productivity Commission is a positive first step in the provision of Australia’s first statutory paid parental leave scheme. The ACTU...

Shareholder risks associated with the National Broadband Network 06.11.08 | Report This report highlights an analysis by Merrill Lynch and Citigroup which recently identified non-participation in the building of the National Broadband Network as the biggest financial risk to Telstra in the future. Download