The chief executive of food manufacturer Byron Bay Superfoods says the company is considering appealing a decision from the Fair Work Commis…
The chief executive of food manufacturer Byron Bay Superfoods says the company is considering appealing a decision from the Fair Work Commis…
The Federal Court has handed down penalties of $447,300 and ordered 49 workers be back-paid $223,000 in a case involving a Sydney-based faci…
Objections from workers at an Aldi distribution centre around the “averaging” of shift hours have prompted legal experts to remind SMEs it’…
The small business community has certainty at last over the transitional arrangements for the new Sunday penalty rates that will apply to a …
Nationals parliamentarian George Christensen has entered the debate over changes to penalty rates with his own policy alternative, as SMEs …
A former vice-president of the Fair Work Commission says legislative reform is the only answer for protecting employers against unfair dismi…
By Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
The government has announced legislation to ban secret payments between employers and unions…
By any international measure, Australia is a great place to be an employee.
According to information from the OECD, Australia’s minimum…
The federal government is expected to recommend changes to Sunday and public holiday penalty rates be phased in over a number of years, desp…
As a fiery debate over penalty rates continues to consumer the federal Parliament, one Australian business appears to have gained new custom…
The Fair Work Commission’s decision to slash Sunday penalty rates across four awards has sparked political conflict, but exactly how and w…
The recent resignation from the Fair Work Commission by Graeme Watson is a brave and welcome decision. Watson’s comments, including his be…
