Working from home rights are shaping up as a battleground for the Albanese government as its 150,000-strong workforce pushes for a pay deal that could set the bar for Australian office culture
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The CPSU’s list of claims includes an ambitious bid for a 20 per cent pay rise over three years, including 9 per cent in the first year, as well as a month’s leave for public servants to undergo gender affirmation, in which they can take time to transition from one gender to the next. The National Tertiary Education Union is negotiating with universities across Australia to lock in work-from-home rights, after having secured the condition at Western Sydney University, while the Finance Sector Union is trying to hammer down similar conditions with banks.
Gender affirmation leave is a workplace condition now offered to employees at ANZ, Suncorp, and ABC and SBS, and which the Commonwealth public service is also now pursuing.Donnelly said the 30 days paid leave would help transitioning employees by allowing them the time off for necessary appointments, procedures and other supports. Riordan said this claim would be given genuine consideration.
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