Federal Government JobKeeper payment: update
The Federal Parliament has now passed legislation and created the JobKeeper wage stimulus package.
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Federal government announces support for Council run Child Care.
The federal government has now extended its childcare funding to council-run services. This follows the announcement this morning that the NSW government was ensuring the continued operation of 260 council-run childcare centres with its own crisis package.
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HUGE WIN: PREMIER ANNOUNCES CHILD CARE PACKAGE FOR COUNCIL RUN CHILDREN’S SERVICES
As a result of strong lobbying of the State Government by the United Services Union as well as other industry unions and employer organisation LGNSW, today the Premier announced a $133 million package for childcare services across NSW – including Local Councils. This is a huge win for childcare workers and centres in Local Government.
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Virgin Australia: JobKeeper payments commence and redundancy update
The USU/ASU has been making sure that Virgin Australia won’t go to compulsory redundancies before all other alternatives have been explored.
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NSW Government secures future of council-run childcare services with funding boost
The United Services Union has commended the NSW Government for securing the future of council-run...
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