Posts tagged "industrial relations system"

The government's IR reforms could see a new definition of casual work and a higher rate of pay for retail and hospitality workers.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison last week proposed a new deal in industrial relations, bringing together the government, employers and unions.

New wage theft scandals are unlikely to be the last, as corporate Australia reckons with one of the worst worker exploitation scandals in recent memory.

Wesfarmers has become embroiled in another wage theft scandal, after revealing staff at department store Target have been cheated for $9 million.

The government’s threat of jail for bosses engaging in wage theft may be a PR exercise designed to camouflage the blow of big hits to come for workers.

Australia’s unemployment rate has hit its highest level in 12 years, prompting business groups to question the “rigidity” of the count…