As global attention has focused this week on the issue of violence against women via the One Billion Rising movement, Australia is at the forefront of a wholly new approach to dealing with the impacts…
Workplace relations minister Bill Shorten has largely supported the recommendations made by the House of Representatives inquiry into workplace bullying.
AAP
The federal government’s response to the House of Representatives inquiry into workplace bullying is a welcome development in preventing this workplace hazard.
19 of the 23 recommendations were supported…
Are penalty rates becoming old fashioned?
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There have been renewed calls from employers – mainly in the retail sector – for reductions in the wage premiums (or penalty rates) that industries are required to pay staff for work undertaken at non…
Workplace Relations Minister Bill Shorten has ruled out making any sweeping changes to the Fair Work Act.
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The post implementation review of the Fair Work Act, 2009, was released this afternoon. A three member panel – Professor Ron McCallum, Dr John Edwards and Michael Moore – produced the three hundred–odd…
If the government is serious about maintaining its economic prosperity into the future, it needs to address Australia’s historically poor productivity growth.
Ann Douglas
The majority of Australians would prefer higher living standards. This can take the form of better access to better healthcare services and education, better environmental outcomes, more time for friends…
Strong past productivity performance is not the best indicator of current performance.
AAP
As the Commissioners of the Fair Work Act Review work their way through the mountain of submissions, one of the most critical aspects they will be called on to consider is the relationship between labour…
International examples show that quicker access to arbitration could have avoided the drastic action taken by Qantas chief Alan Joyce.
AAP
As the Qantas dispute moves into the arbitration phase in Fair Work Australia (FWA), it is timely to consider whether the tests for access to arbitration under the Fair Work Act need refining.
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