The government has backed down from its plan to legislate for the suspension of the Better Off Overall Test for COVID-affected businesses.
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Pauline Hanson has told the government it will need to drop its proposed watering down of the BOOT if it wants One Nation support.
University of Canberra Professorial Fellow Michelle Grattan and University of Canberra Assistant Professor Caroline Fisher discuss the week in politics.
With the announcement of Labor’s industrial relations plan, and government IR legislation already before parliament, the next few parliamentary weeks may be dedicated to fierce IR debate.
It’ll be harder for employers to underpay workers, but easier to offer them extra hours without penalty pay.
Anthony Albanese will risk a backlash from employers when he releases an industrial relations policy promising a substantial increase in the rights of Australians in insecure work.
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Anthony Albanese on Labor policy
Michelle Grattan talks with Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese about the inner-workings of the party, and possible policy points before the next election.
When he ended 2019 amid literal and political smoke, it would have seemed inconceivable Scott Morrison could finish 2020 on a high. Or that he’d have reached there on the back of Australia’s worst downturn…
The federal government’s industrial relations bill will fix a problem that doesn’t exist by making a failed legal argument the law.
The government’s latest industrial relations reform does little to change the power between employers and employees - with the former still strongly advantaged.
The practice of ‘casual’ employment has become a means to foster insecurity and low power, depriving many workers of leave under the guise of an alleged need for flexibility.
University of Canberra Professorial Fellow Michelle Grattan and University of Canberra Assistant Professor Caroline Fisher discuss the week in politics.
If we remain relatively virus-free, politics in 2021 should become more normal than in 2020. And that will affect strategies on both sides.
The departure of AI ethics researcher Timnit Gebru from Google highlights attempts to make algorithmic decision-making accountable.
The Morrison Government has picked up its weapons again, with an industrial relations bill that will tip the scales further against employees.
On Wednesday, the government will introduce industrial relations legislation allowing businesses affected by COVID to be exempt from the Better Off Overall Test (BOOT) in enterprise agreements.
With the recession exposing more workers to the vagaries of gig work, it’s more urgent than ever to close the legal loopholes that deny workers employment rights.
The Victorian government was using a sector known for its non-compliance with minimum labour standards for an important public safety job. That decision has come back to bite it.
Many of our cleaners have neither the time nor the resources to do the job properly, yet some do the job really well. The difference points to a way forward.
Scott Morrison may have realised his real power is not as an advocate but a broker.
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