FUTURE OF UNIONS
New ABS figures show Australian unions have halted membership decline, but the battle is far from over
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data published today show that union membership density has remained essentially the same over the last two years. (ABS, Characteristics of Employment, Australia (Cat. 6333.0, August 2018),
Foodora case: first definitive Australian ruling that a gig worker was an employee
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has determined that former Foodora delivery rider, Josh Klooger, was an employee whose employment was terminated unfairly. (Klooger v Foodora Australia Pty Ltd [2018] FWC 6836,
What does collective representation look like in Australia’s gig economy?
I’ve posted below a presentation I gave to the SERI Outreach Conference in May 2017. It takes a preliminary look at some aspects of the evolving approach to regulation of
#changetherules & ‘Australia needs a pay rise’ rallies – what are they all about?
Today, the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) held large protest rallies in Melbourne, Sydney and other cities as part of a program of protests occurring around the country this
