Australian gig workers could lose jobs if ‘employee-like’ reforms push too hard, Uber warns
Australian workers could lose their jobs if new employee-like standards are thrust on the gig economy, rideshare and delivery giant Uber says.
What your small business should know before workplace rules change on June 6
Major changes to Australia's industrial relations landscape are less than a week away from taking effect, as a result of last year's seismic Secure Jobs, Better Pay bill.
From premium rate hikes to cap changes: What we know so far about Victoria’s WorkCover reforms
A major contributor to the unprecedented losses reported by WorkSafe Victoria is the year-on-year increase in accepted mental injury claims.
Here’s why underpayment and exploitation of migrant workers is rife
Recent migrants are twice as likely to be underpaid as migrants who have been in Australia for at least 10 years, and those born here.
ATO warns employers they have two weeks left to tell workers about ‘zombie’ workplace agreements
Businesses whose employees are covered by pre-2010 workplace agreements have just two weeks to inform their staff those pay deals will expire at the end of the year.
Victorian Red Rooster, Cold Rock locations charged with hundreds of alleged child labour law breaches
Victoria's wage watchdog has charged Red Rooster and Cold Rock franchisees over alleged breaches of child labour laws, just weeks before the state overhauls its permit system.
Peter Strong: If we take the ‘long service’ out of long service leave, what’s the point?
The Barr Labor government in the ACT has approved long service leave in an expanded range of industries for employees even though they haven’t worked for the same employer for a long period.
$4 million wage theft fines, potential prison time: Government canvases views on IR crackdown
Businesses found to have severely underpaid workers could face fines in excess of $4 million, according to a plan floated by the federal government as it coordinates its next slate of industrial relations reforms.
Milkrun failed because it was “trying to do the right thing” by employees, union says
Instant delivery startup Milkrun failed because it could not compete against platforms offering riders lower pay and worse conditions, says the Transport Workers Union.
“We’re not going to be cracking down”: Fair Work Ombudsman pledges measured approach to small business facing new IR complexity
Australia's workplace watchdog will not seek harsh penalties against small businesses genuinely trying to comply with major workplace relations reforms, Fair Work Ombudsman Sandra Parker says, claiming SMEs seeking advice will be shown to the "front of the queue."
Jim Chalmers shoots down fears of wage-price spiral after unions call for 7% increase to the minimum wage
Australia's minimum wages should rise by a 7% to keep pace with inflation, the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) argues, as the Fair Work Commission (FWC) deliberates on how it should boost the earnings of roughly 2.6 million workers.
Industrial manslaughter penalties of $18 million and 20 years behind bars proposed for model WHS laws
Australia's workplace relations ministers have agreed to insert industrial manslaughter considerations into model WHS laws, paving the way for states without their own legal provisions to adopt the model framework.
