“Serious concerns”: Senate crossbenchers David Pocock and Jacqui Lambie say they won’t rubber-stamp Labor’s industrial relations reform bill
Labor hopes to pass its industrial relations bill by December 1, but key Senate crossbenchers say they need more time to assess the reforms.
Why giving workers the right to disconnect should be a key pillar of IR reforms
Until we take a holistic approach to workplace reform, productivity, life-work balance, and wage growth, we will risk only achieving less than optimum outcomes.
The government’s draft IR reforms need proper safeguards to ensure businesses aren’t at risk
The proposed bargaining legislation prioritises the goal of lifting wages above the equally important goal of delivering the business productivity gains needed to fund such wage increases.
Explained: How Labor’s industrial relations reforms will profoundly affect every small business
Here's what you need to know about the bill, from its proposed overhaul of the enterprise bargaining system to new Fair Work Commission powers to enforce hybrid work arrangements.
Labor tables IR reform bill, pushing for multi-employer bargaining changes to boost worker wages
The federal government has introduced the first batch of its long-heralded industrial relations reforms into Parliament.
Labor to introduce bill banning pay secrecy rules, leaves door open for action on multi-employer bargaining
The federal government will next week introduce an industrial relations reform bill it hopes will drive wage growth and secure fairer working conditions.
Sherpa CEO: The Fair Work Commission must set minimum standards for the gig economy
The Fair Work Commission needs to set enforceable standards to ensure rogue operators are blocked from entering the market, writes Sherpa CEO Duncan Brett.
John Durie: COSBOA confirms it “does not support the unionisation of small business” in response criticism of ACTU deal
COSBOA has formally releases a statement of intent in the wake of internal and external criticism of its pre-Jobs Summit deal with the Australian Council of Trade Unions.
John Durie: ACCI boss brings in former Costello staffer as economics policy chief
David Alexander has served a number of roles since working for the former treasurer, most recently with government relations firm Barton Deakin.
Why multi-employer bargaining is unlikely to boost wages — and could actually make it worse
The main obstacle to higher wage growth in several sectors is not enterprise bargaining, but an unwillingness on the part of governments (on behalf of taxpayers) to stump up the cash.
John Durie: Members express concern over ACTU communications, but COSBOA says issues have been addressed
The NSW Lotteries and Newsagents Association and the Independent Food Distributors Association are among the COSBOA members which have expressed concern at the lack of consultation regarding the ACTU meeting.
John Durie: COSBOA to clarify industrial relations position as chair plays down talk of internal disagreements
COSBOA chair Matthew Addison has rejected suggestions that either his or chief executive Alexi Boyd’s positions were in jeopardy as a result of the controversy surrounding the federal government's recent Jobs Summit.
