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Industrial Relations Law Reform Agendas
Following the Federal Election promises made in mid-May 2022 by the Australian Labor Party (ALP), and the recent introduction of the Secure Jobs, Better …
Australian labour hire in the spotlight
For many years the labour hire industry has been in the cross-hairs of the labour movement.There is, without doubt, no shortage of cases where labour …
Australian Federal Election Workplace and Industrial Relations Survey: Back to the future?
In the lead up to the 2022 Australian Federal Election, our national team ran a series of feedback sessions and surveyed our national clients. The …
Systemic and Shameful: Expanded Criminal Sanctions on the Horizon for Australian firms Engaging in Wage Theft?
Senate committee report puts tougher measures against employers underpaying wages back on the agendaOn 30 March 2022, the Senate Economics References …
Whistle while you work – predictions for Australia’s whistleblowing and anti-corruption reform
This article was originally published 30 March 2022 and updated on 20 April 2022. Since this article was originally published the ALP …
Federal Budget Workplace Round-Up
With concerns about the increased cost of living and the record-low unemployment rates in Australia, the Morrison Government has announced a budget that …
Respect@Work: Australian Government consults on positive duty to prevent sexual harassment
With workplace harassment remaining high on the agenda, political commitment to sweeping reform is still unclearThe issue is likely to remain in the …
2022 Australian Federal Election and Workplace Reform
Another federal election campaign is almost upon us, with expectation for a 14 May poll date building. For industrial relations practitioners, this often …
Greenfields agreements – ‘project life agreements’?
The threat of unpredictable and escalating costs, and the risk of a major project being halted before completion by protected industrial action, plagues …
Irony and the opportunity for generational reform of Australia’s Workplace Laws
There is some irony that the party which entered the 2019 federal election campaign with no IR policy now has the chance of a generation to make enduring …
A mega boost for the mega projects of the future
At a business breakfast in Perth on Wednesday 15 May, Bill Shorten announced an important policy the ALP will pursue if it achieves Government after this …
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