How one union’s changing strategy over 30 years led to historic recent wins, including a landmark $90 million payout from Qantas.
- Affiliate Researcher, Work and Organisational Studies, University of Sydney
Canberra has reallocated thousands of roles formerly performed by consultants and external hires to public servants.
La France n’est pas le seul pays où le recours aux cabinets de conseil par la fonction publique a été critiqué. L’Australie a connu le même débat. D’importantes mesures ont été prises. Pour quels résultats ?
Having a law that allows the right to disconnect is one thing, commitment to that right is another.
Using internal expertise instead of external consultants could save businesses money and avert potential conflicts of interest.
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.
The aged care workforce is 90% women and 30% migrant. The royal commission might find that’s why it lacks clout.
Underpaying workers has become rampant in Australia.
L’activité entrepreneuriale est trop souvent associée à de strictes considérations de compétitivité. L’activité entrepreneuriale, par nature disruptive, pose aussi des questions de légitimité.
This could be the start of a new era where regulation of the gig economy allows for the right balance between flexibility and sustainability.
If governments step in, this might be a war that customers, workers and the community can still win.
The arrival of Amazon in Australia may signal a change in how we navigate industrial relations and workers rights.
Wage theft and exploitation are rampant in certain industries. Certifying those that commit to fair work conditions could be key to fixing the problem.
A study shows the reality of gig worker experiences is far more nuanced than enjoying flexible work or being exploited.
A decline in union membership has left a void to be filled by a more chaotic movement - alt-unionism.
The gig economy is driving a resurgence in co-operatives.
Workers in the gig economy have to deal with labour insecurity but they also take on more risk by using their own money to buy the tools they need to work.
Uber’s move to establish a drivers association is akin to the ‘yellow unions’ of the 1930s.
Labor’s sharing economy guidelines should help make for a more nuanced debate about the collaborative economy.
Uber is in a global fight to win a regulatory environment favourable to its business model. It could go one of two ways.
The consequences of digital disruption on one of government’s largest and iconic enterprises, Australia Post, are impossible to ignore. Now, it’s adapt or perish.
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