LABOUR HIRE
The United Workers Union: new unionism starts here
The United Workers Union: new unionism starts here The United Workers Union (UWU) commenced operating today, arising from the merger of the National Union of Workers (NUW) and United Voice
Labour hire licensing scheme commences in Victoria
The Victorian labour hire licensing scheme and Labour Hire Licensing Authority commence operation today. This new regulatory scheme was implemented through legislation passed by State Parliament in 2018, based on the
NUW agreement at Chemist Warehouse challenges misuse of labour hire business model
The National Union of Workers (NUW) has concluded a new enterprise agreement for distribution centres at Chemist Warehouse, following more than two weeks of strike action (see yesterday’s post). The
Chemist Warehouse dispute drags on, with a legal win for the NUW
The industrial dispute at Chemist Warehouse’s distribution centres in Victoria and Queensland has entered its third week. National Union of Workers (NUW) members are taking protected industrial action under the
Migrant Workers Taskforce Report: bold and ‘light touch’ measures to address worker exploitation
An edited version of this post was published in The Age/Sydney Morning Herald, 5 April 2019: ‘Our “culture of underpayment” must be eradicated’ The Migrant Workers Taskforce Report landed on 7
What shall we do about labour hire?
This is an edited version of my presentation to the Australian Labour Law Association National Conference on the Gold Coast, 10 November 2018, updated to reflect some recent developments. Throughout
Government’s changes to working holiday visas ignore widespread evidence of exploitation
Yesterday the Federal Government announced an expansion of the visa programs for working holiday makers including overseas backpackers. Many producers in the fresh food supply chain have become highly dependent
