Government unveils IR reform package — here’s what it means for SMEs
The Morrison government will unveil its industrial relations bill this week, proposing a suite of changes, including to casual employment.
IR reform will be on the table by Christmas, Peter Strong says, but “the changes might come too late”
Christian Porter promised an IR reform package within weeks of the federal budget, but COSBOA's Peter Strong says that was always optimistic.
Government to finalise “pragmatic” and “realistic” workplace reforms following the federal budget
The government is poised to finalise its much-anticipated package of workplace reforms within weeks, Christian Porter says.
Manufacturer saves 29 weeks pay after Fair Work Commission slashes workers’ redundancy payouts
The Fair Work Commission has slashed redundancy entitlements for four manufacturing workers after their employer provided evidence to show they could not afford to pay the full amounts.
Federal Court fines Melbourne restaurateur $200,000 for underpaying vulnerable workers
The owner of two Melbourne restaurants and his accountant have been fined $200,000 in the latest underpayment case to emerge from the hospitality sector.
Scott Morrison’s industrial relations push has been compared to the Hawke-Keating accord era… but it’s far from it
Prime Minister Scott Morrison last week proposed a new deal in industrial relations, bringing together the government, employers and unions.
JobMaker: PM to broker industrial relations deal on awards and greenfields agreements for SMEs
Prime Minister Scott Morrison wants unions and business lobbyists to "put their weapons down" in post COVID-19 negotiations on workplace laws.
PM to unveil ‘JobMaker’ plan to revitalise economy and address SME skills shortage
Prime Minister Scott Morrison will unveil his 'JobMaker' training overhaul to help address the SME skills shortage as the government canvasses options to revitalise the economy.
Lawyers say businesses should consider converting casuals after landmark Federal Court ruling re-ignites “double dipping” claims
A landmark Federal Court ruling has re-ignited debate about casual leave entitlements and puts businesses employing 'regular casuals' in a spot of trouble.
Ex-sales manager fined $7,000 after interacting with former employer’s customers despite promising not to
A former sales manager has been found in contempt of court for breaching court undertakings that he would not contact his former employer's customers.
Why Coles and Target won’t be the last big businesses with wage theft scandals
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.
The real losers from the Calombaris collapse are the 400 people left without work
The unions and media piled-on celebrity chef George Calombaris after his restaurant empire underpaid workers. But what did it all achieve?
