WORKPLACE REFORM
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
