WORKPLACE REFORM

Casual employees: Why the Morrison government’s ‘double-dipping’ gambit fails the pub test
Casual employees: Why the Morrison government’s ‘double-dipping’ gambit fails the pub test This latest guest contribution on the Labour Law Down Under Blog is by Professor Joo-Cheong Tham of Melbourne Law

Conflict or Cooperation? Australian Union Responses to COVID-19
Conflict or Cooperation? Australian Union Responses to COVID-19 Anthony Forsyth, RMIT University and Labour Law Down Under Blog. A longer version of this post was just published in Sachin Padya and

Paid maternity leave? ‘Over my dead body!’ Introducing Abbott: the man who could sway post-Brexit trade deals
Paid maternity leave? ‘Over my dead body!’ Introducing Abbott: the man who could sway post-Brexit trade deals Anthony Forsyth, RMIT University and Labour Law Down Under Blog I wrote this

COVID-19 and Labour Law: Australia – Consensus Policy Formulation Fraying at the Edges
COVID-19 and Labour Law: Australia – Consensus Policy Formulation Fraying at the Edges Anthony Forsyth, RMIT University and Labour Law Down Under Blog This article was originally published in the

The COVID-19 pandemic highlights the need to address insecure work
The COVID-19 pandemic highlights the need to address insecure work This latest guest contribution on the Labour Law Down Under Blog is by Professor Joo-Cheong Tham of Melbourne Law School.

‘Labour is not a commodity’ through the lens of a global pandemic
‘Labour is not a commodity’ through the lens of a global pandemic Anthony Forsyth, RMIT University and Labour Law Down Under Blog – this post draws upon my Preface for

How the Pandemic has Impacted Workplace Investigations
How the Pandemic has Impacted Workplace Investigations This latest guest contribution on the Labour Law Down Under Blog, by Adriana Orifici – Lecturer, Department of Business Law and Taxation at

‘Regular and systematic’ casual employment: the black hole locking young workers out of JobKeeper
‘Regular and systematic’ casual employment: the black hole locking young workers out of JobKeeper Anthony Forsyth, RMIT University and Labour Law Down Under Blog The Young Workers Centre at Victorian

The post-pandemic case for unions
The post-pandemic case for unions Anthony Forsyth, RMIT University and Labour Law Down Under Blog – an edited version of this post was published in The Age and Sydney Morning

From Paul, Bob (and Bill) to Scott, Christian (and Sally) … Morrison’s IR reform consultation is no new ‘Accord’
From Paul, Bob (and Bill) to Scott, Christian (and Sally) … Morrison’s IR reform consultation is no new ‘Accord’ Anthony Forsyth, RMIT University and Labour Law Down Under Blog –

We should simplify our industrial relations system, but not in the way big business wants (by Prof David Peetz)
We should simplify our industrial relations system, but not in the way big business wants (by Prof David Peetz) This latest guest contribution on the Labour Law Down Under Blog

Employment and immigration at the time of COVID-19 (by Dr Giovanni Di Lieto)
Employment and immigration at the time of COVID-19 (by Dr Giovanni Di Lieto) This latest guest contribution on the Labour Law Down Under Blog is by Dr Giovanni Di Lieto of

COVID-19 regulatory response: Facilitating necessary flexibility or an ideological attack on workers’ rights? (by Renee Burns)
COVID-19 regulatory response: Facilitating necessary flexibility or an ideological attack on workers’ rights? (by Renee Burns) This latest guest contribution on the Labour Law Down Under Blog is by Renee

COVID-19 can’t be used to shut the door on discrimination law reforms (by Dr Dominique Allen)
COVID-19 can’t be used to shut the door on discrimination law reforms (by Dr Dominique Allen) This latest guest contribution on the Labour Law Down Under Blog is by Dr

Age discrimination in a pandemic: COVID-19 and inequality at work (by Assoc Prof Alysia Blackham)
Age discrimination in a pandemic: COVID-19 and inequality at work (by Assoc Prof Alysia Blackham) This latest guest contribution on the Labour Law Down Under Blog, by Associate Professor Alysia

Thoughts on Foodora’s Canadian Exit: Have Labour Laws Been Violated? (by Prof David Doorey)
Thoughts on Foodora’s Canadian Exit: Have Labour Laws Been Violated? (by Prof David Doorey) This is the fifth guest contribution on the Labour Law Down Under Blog, and the first

The Uber Eats Decision: Australia’s FWC Full Bench misses the chance to see through the gig economy’s sophistry
The Uber Eats Decision: Australia’s FWC Full Bench misses the chance to see through the gig economy’s sophistry Anthony Forsyth, RMIT University and Labour Law Down Under Blog On 21

Careful what you wish for – on the call to abolish awards (by Dr Jill Murray)
Careful what you wish for – on the call to abolish awards (by Dr Jill Murray) I’m very pleased to publish this fourth guest contribution on the Labour Law Down

What do we know about the extent of stand downs, their legal basis, and challenging unlawful stand downs?
What do we know about the extent of stand downs, their legal basis, and challenging unlawful stand downs? Anthony Forsyth, RMIT University and Labour Law Down Under Blog – an

What if Flexibility Became the New Normal Post Covid-19? (by Dr Dominique Allen)
What if Flexibility Became the New Normal Post Covid-19? (by Dr Dominique Allen) I’m very pleased to publish this third guest contribution on the Labour Law Down Under Blog, by