WORKPLACE REFORM
Key ‘take-out’ of the Calombaris scandal: action required to end wage theft now
Key ‘take-out’ of the Calombaris scandal: action required to end wage theft now An edited version of this post was published in The Sydney Morning Herald on 2 August 2019:
As the Fair Work Act turns 10, its (unexpected) winding-back begins
As the Fair Work Act turns 10, its (unexpected) winding-back begins Well, what a difference a couple of months makes. At the start of May, Australia’s unions were eagerly anticipating
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
