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A Gig Deal – ‘Gig Economy’ Regulation Initiatives at the Federal Level
The Australian Labor Party (ALP) has a broad industrial relations platform that it is promoting in the lead up to the federal election. However, one key …
“All is fair in love and war” – but what about in industrial relations?
It was once said (and many times repeated) that “[t]he adage ‘‘all is fair in love and war’’ is… as much applicable to industrial warfare as to any other …
Industrial Relations Law Reform Agenda
Having difficulty cutting across the campaigning to focus on the actual policies of each party? Herbert Smith Freehills have prepared and continually …
After the Election: changes to safety right of entry?
The paucity of detail on the ALP’s law reform agenda in respect of right of entry could mean one of two things. No significant reform is planned, or …
The ‘attack’ on ‘insecure work’ – protection for vulnerable workers or another agenda altogether?
A key element of the ALP industrial relations platform is to ‘reduce the incidence of insecure work’, being a focus predominantly on casual employment …
What the ALP’s agenda may mean for WA’s mining sector
After a number of years in the doldrums, 2018 saw the WA mining and resources sector turn a corner. A number of significant projects were commenced or …
Industry bargaining – the impossible dream?
Multi-employer bargaining is high on the ALP’s “to do” list if it wins the election, leading to speculation about the prospect of ‘industry bargaining’ …
Enterprise bargaining – if it’s ‘broken’, is there a fix ahead?
What will become of our enterprise bargaining system if the ALP takes power in this year’s federal election?There has already been much talk of the …
Superannuation Guarantee and annual leave loading
Historical ATO approach to annual leave loading and the superannuation guarantee The ATO’s position has historically been that annual leave loading was …
ALP Industrial Relations Policy
A bold, transparent platform The Federal Opposition has published significant detail about the full range of policies it will take to the next election. …
The Federal Modern Slavery Bill becomes law
The Modern Slavery Bill 2018 (Cth) (Bill) was passed into law on 29 November 2018. It is expected to commence in January 2019.The Bill creates an ongoing …
Casual employment and double dipping continues to take centre stage
We discussed in our previous Legal Briefing1 the flurry of recent activity with plaintiff-focussed litigation funders and law firms instituting and …
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