More than 100,000 ‘zombie’ workplace agreements revealed in public Fair Work Commission document
Businesses reliant on more than 100,000 zombie agreements have been put on notice by the Fair Work Commission (FWC), thanks to a massive spreadsheet of employers whose ageing workplace agreements will automatically dissolve at the end of 2023.
IR reforms: Businesses and government to thrash out casual work definitions and wage theft at top-level meeting
Potential changes to the definition of casual employment will be a top item on the agenda in Canberra today, as Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations Tony Burke meets with industry representatives.
“Sorry saga”: Tony Burke torches Mantle Group, puts other businesses on notice over workplace loopholes
Citing Mantle Group Hospitality, Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke said other businesses should be on the lookout for new reforms.
Why more casuals have converted to permanent employment at Woolworths than McDonald’s
Almost two years ago, casual workers were given the right to convert to permanent employment. So, how have Australian employers been managing the process?
IT and engineering employers will soon be on the hook for overtime and penalty rates thanks to a new Fair Work decision
Tech workers, engineers, and medical researchers on the Professional Employees Award will soon be granted penalty rates for work conducted outside of ordinary hours.
Brisbane hospitality HR manager could be referred to police as Fair Work tosses out pay deal
The HR manager for Queensland's Mantle Group Hospitality empire may be referred to the Australian Federal Police, after it was found he intentionally provided false evidence in support of a contentious pay deal.
Alexi Boyd resigns as COSBOA CEO after contentious approach to industrial relations reform
It ends an 18-month tenure which saw the group forge ties with the new Labor government before controversially changing course on multi-employer bargaining.
Labor’s industrial relations reforms have kicked in, with employers listing jobs below minimum wage facing $16,500 fines
Employers offering dodgy pay rates in their job advertisements now face fines of up to $16,500, thanks to the latest industrial relations update included in the Secure Jobs, Better Pay Bill.
John Durie: COSBOA in turmoil amid internal investigation and politicians’ calls for CEO Alexi Boyd to be sacked
The future of COSBOA CEO Alexi Boyd hangs in the balance today, after calls for her sacking from the federal Opposition and board leaks showing she was rolled on the industrial relations campaign last week.
“There is real anxiety from small business”: David Pocock explains his industrial relations deal-making strategy
As business groups bemoan the contentious Secure Jobs, Better Pay bill, independent Senator David Pocock says the amendments he secured will shield small businesses from the most significant industrial relations reforms contained in the legislation.
John Durie: COSBOA chief says IR reforms could represent a barrier to new jobs
The political breakthrough over the government’s industrial relations reform has left small business very concerned about the consequences, according to COSBOA chief Alexi Boyd.
Small businesses under 20 staff shielded from enterprise bargaining reforms as IR bill nears passage
The federal government's industrial relations reform bill is set to pass into law after the Senate crossbench secured a raft of amendments.
