MEAA endorses the submission of the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) and makes the following supplementary remarks.
MEAA supported the key reforms contained in the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes) Act 2023 and the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes No. 2) Act 2024 (collectively the Closing Loopholes Acts), including introducing a new employee pathway for eligible casual employees ...
MEAA submission to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Employment, Workplace Relations, Skills and Training Inquiry into the Operation and Adequacy of the National Employment Standards (NES).
Many creative and media workers are engaged as independent contractors rather than employees. Consequently, they are denied the protection of a minimum safety net provided by the NES.
MEAA endorses the submission of the ...
Australia’s music industry is in crisis. While large international conglomerates like Spotify and Live Nation extract substantial profits from the Australian live and recorded music industries, most musicians earn below minimum wage. Underpayment, wage theft, insecurity, and harassment are widespread in the industry. At the same time, emerging technologies – including generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) and virtual live music synthetisers ...
Staff at the ABC are set to vote on potential strike action as part of their protracted campaign for job security, fair pay and improved conditions.
Last week, ABC management declined to table an offer that enables staff to produce the quality news and current affairs that Australians rely on.
Instead, the latest offer includes cuts to job security, no improvements to stagnant pay band progression, and a pay offer below inflation.
It also ignores staff calls for ethical and accountable ...
MEAA provides this submission in response to the government’s proposed Treasury Laws Amendment (Business Registries Stabilisation and Uplift) Bill 2025.
MEAA strongly opposes the proposed changes that would restrict public access to director’s personal details through ASIC’s Company Register, including addresses and dates of birth.
These changes represent a serious threat to press freedom and, if enacted, would significantly undermine corporate transparency ...
