Sally McManus

ACTU Secretary. 2 claims checked by other fact-checking organisations, from 2019 to 2022. The ratings are theirs, in their own words.

Checked by RMIT ABC Fact Check23 Aug 2022Australia Economy and jobs

Sally McManus, ACTU Secretary

“Labour's share in the GDP [gross domestic product] is at its lowest level; it hasn't been at this point since 1960.”

RMIT ABC Fact Check rated this: Fair call

RMIT ABC Fact Check says: Ms McManus's claim is a fair call. Figures published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show that, since 1959, the compensation of employees as a share of the nation's GDP has never been lower. It's important …

Checked by RMIT ABC Fact Check17 Apr 2019Australia

Sally McManus, ACTU Secretary

“Australia has the "highest rate of temporary work in the OECD and the third-highest rate of insecure work".”

RMIT ABC Fact Check rated this: Not clear cut

RMIT ABC Fact Check says: Ms McManus's claim is not clear cut. The most recent data compiled by the OECD puts the rate of temporary employment in Australia at 5.2 per cent of "dependent employment" (wage and salary workers). This would place Aus…