WORKPLACE REFORM
2019 Federal Election Debrief: Where next for Australia’s unions and the ‘change the rules’ campaign’?
An edited version of this post was published in The Conversation, 23 May 2019: ‘Where to now for unions and change the rules?’. Well, very few people saw that coming: a Coalition
2019 Federal Election Primer, Part 4: Decision Time
2019 Election Primer, Part 4: Decision Time This is the fourth and final in a series of posts discussing the major aspects of workplace relations policy in the lead-up to
2019 Federal Election Primer, Part 3: Penalty Rates
2019 Election Primer, Part 3: Penalty Rates This is the third in a series of posts discussing the major aspects of workplace relations policy in the lead-up to Australia’s federal
2019 Federal Election Primer, Part 2: Enterprise Bargaining
This is the second in a series of posts discussing the major aspects of workplace relations policy in the lead-up to Australia’s federal election on 18 May 2019. Labor’s proposals
2019 Federal Election Primer, Part 1: The Minimum Wage
This is the first in a series of posts discussing the major aspects of workplace relations policy in the lead-up to Australia’s federal election on 18 May 2019. In March
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
2019 election battle-lines drawn on industrial relations
The federal election will be held in May, only a couple of months from now. Last week, Labor leader Bill Shorten declared that the election “will be a referendum on wages
Victoria votes: a guide to the major parties’ 2018 election policies on work and industrial relations
(Photo above: Victorian Trades Hall Council, 15.11.18, advertisement supporting Labor proposal for industrial manslaughter offence under Victorian law) Ahead of the state election on Saturday 24 November, I thought a
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
#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
