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The Australian Greens have called on the Federal Government to attach conditions to any bailout money given to airlines to provide the financial support necessary to pay all workers, rather than allowing Qantas and Virgin to stand down workers without compensation.

The jobs of the future are highly technology intensive and the combined effort of governments and international organisations must pick up pace to upgrade workers’ skills, according to one economic research analyst at analytics firm GlobalData.

Telstra workers across Australia will walk off the job on Wednesday (today) following what they claim is the company's continued refusal to provide them with fair pay and conditions.

Australian employees grow increasingly frustrated with workplaces that expect them to work with outdated, slow and complex technology, according to one analyst firm which says organisations must find a way to address the needs of modern workers.

More than half of Australian workers (55%) would exchange their work-related data for more-customised compensation, rewards and benefits, and 58% of Australian workers would do so for more customised learning and development opportunities, according to a new report from a global management firm.

More than half (51%) of Australian workers are fearful about losing their jobs due to the impact of technologies like artificial intelligence and automation, according to new research released to coincide with the official opening of Swinburne University of Technology’s new Centre for the New Workforce.

Optus' plans to sack 440 workers over the next two months have brought a scathing reaction from the CEPU Communications Union, with the union labelling the decision as another “devastating blow” to workers .

The union representing Telstra works says "Telstra’s already poor customer satisfaction levels will go from bad to horrendous if the telco pushes ahead with its plans to axe 8000 jobs".

The union that covers telecommunications workers claims the sacking of 400 more workers at Singtel Optus shows the "reprehensible contempt" that management has for the workforce.

Despite the hype around AI, few workers seem worried that their jobs will be threatened by artificial intelligence. However a study "reveals deep concerns on how to prepare the next-generation workforce".

Workers in Australia’s IT and telecommunications industry are set to receive the most generous salary increases this year, according to a new salary guide which reveals that 20% of employers intend to award increases of 6% or more in their next review.

NBN, the former NBN Co and the company behind Australia’s National Broadband Network, is once again beating the drum on the dramatic changes in Aussie lifestyles that will emerge with the future ‘super-connected’ Australia.

The Good Electronics Network which works for human and labour rights has published a nearly two-decade profile on Nokia from a workers’ perspective.

We live in strange times where meanings of words have been altered from their original to suit special interest group agendas.  Gay now means homosexual not happy; Conspiracy Theorist means nut case not someone who questions official spin; and Luddite means technology ignoramus not workers’ rights advocate.

Apple’s decision to ban the use of benzene and n-hexane to protect their workers who make their products from chemical exposures has got a tick of approval from activist group Green America, but it wants Apple to go much further in protecting its workers.

Many Australian employees are in fear of losing their jobs as technological advancements impact the workplace, while others see positive benefits from the impact of technology on business.

Apple is once again fighting allegations of worker rights violations at Chinese factories after fresh reports that over 10,000 underage and student workers work in crowded production rooms at parts supplier Pegatron.

Three workers at Foxconn factories in China have fallen to their deaths in recent weeks and police are investigating, according to reports.

Ethical worker rights do-gooders plan wheelbarrow delivered petition protest featuring 250,000 signatures and an ethical iProtester dressed in a presumably ethically made iPhone iSuit - in Sydney, Washington DC, New York City, San Francisco, London and Bangalore.