Will the Coalition take a robust agenda on industrial relations to the 2028 election? Jane Hume’s speech did not provide an answer.
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The outgoing union leader said that beyond the new Victorian royal commission, ‘a lot more needs to be done’ to fight corruption in construction Australia-wide.
A dedicated court could help fill a gap for workers seeking justice, but the design will matter.
Mining workers are among the highest paid workers in Australia. But this strike is about far more than pay.
Over the years, WorkChoices has become shorthand for policy disaster. It forever changed the political landscape on industrial relations reform.
In 2005, the Howard government introduced its controversial WorkChoices legislation. It would be a key factor in the government’s defeat in the 2007 election.
It’s near-universally agreed that opposition policy development under Peter Dutton was too thin and too late. Are the Liberals now being rushed prematurely?
The judge’s ruling is an important signal to unions in pursuing other employers who may breach the Fair Work Act.
Workers in the Pilbara generate a significant portion of Australia’s mining wealth, but often face insecure work, mental distress and sexual harassment.
Hear Prime Minister Anthony Albanese explain why his government has dumped its controversial "Nature Positive" legislation, plus more in this wide-ranging pre-election interview.
we're joined by ACTU secretary Sally McManus and Innes Willox, the head of the Australian Industry Group, one of the peak employer groups to talk about the state of IR laws and the CFMEU.
Unlike Australian workers, guest workers from Pacific nations are denied the right to switch employers. Thousands who have fled bad employers live in Australia informally without support.
The government is looking to reach for workplace issues as a potential lifeline. IR is made for a ferocious Labor scare campaign that the Coalition will find extremely difficult to counter.
The ballot of GMB members at Amazon’s Coventry site gives useful insights into how to stand up to large employers.
In Australia, it’s not the done thing to know – let alone ask – what our colleagues are paid.
The Fair Work Commission has been given new tools. Among them is the power to eliminate gender-based undervaluation of work in entire awards and groups of awards.
A suite of protections for gig workers will be contained in legislation to be introduced into parliament next week, and will also include measures on rights for casual workers and stopping wage theft
If an organisation mandates their workers return to the workplace – whether exclusively or in part – it needs to provide clear guidelines.
We need a new agreement between employers and employees in the B.C. ports that will allow both sides to enjoy the benefits of new workplace technologies.
In this podcast, our guest is Andrew McKellar, CEO of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. He joins us to give a business take on the economy and relations with the Albanese Government
Top contributors
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Distinguished Professor of Workplace Law, RMIT University
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Laurie Carmichael Distinguished Research Fellow at the Centre for Future Work, Melbourne; and Professor Emeritus, Griffith Business School, Griffith University
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Associate Professor UTS Centre for Business and Social Innovation, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Management, Faculty of Business and Economics, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Labour Law, University of Sydney
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Associate Tutor, University of Surrey
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Associate Professor, Director of the Centre for Employment and Labour Relations Law, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Work and Regulation, Queensland University of Technology
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Economist and Director, Centre for Future Work, Australia Institute; Honorary Professor of Political Economy, University of Sydney
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Professorial Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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ARC Future Fellow 2012-2016, School of Business, University of Sydney
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Affiliate Researcher, Work and Organisational Studies, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer, UTS Faculty of Law, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor, Monash Business School, Department of Management, Monash University