The number of industrial disputes, days lost to industrial action and employees involved in disputes all lifted over the September quarter a…
The number of industrial disputes, days lost to industrial action and employees involved in disputes all lifted over the September quarter a…
Legislation has been introduced in Federal Parliament – the Fair Work Amendment (Textile, Clothing and Footwear Industry) Bill 2011 – wh…
Industrial relations lawyers say yesterday’s Fair Work Australia decision to allow an employer to pay his workers a higher hourly rate in ex…
Australian businesses have always been good in taking ideas from overseas, so it always pays to examine the latest business trends from abro…
Businesses in Victoria, Western Australia, and any other jurisdiction which does not make it to the “starting line” for a January 1, 201…
An industrial relations lawyer says that while employers are free to use the information available on social media sites to vet potential em…
The Australian Council of Trade Unions has passed new resolutions it intends to take to the ALP conference next week in a push to increase w…
Industrial relations will be back in focus in the coming days as the Qantas dispute heads to an inevitable conclusion – arbitration by the…
Talks between Qantas and key unions are set to expire by the day’s end, with the dispute set for binding arbitration if an agreement – or …
The gender pay gap has reached a decades-high as bumper packets in the male-dominated mining sector lead to a rapid increase in the average …
One of the most contentious workplace disputes to have emerged under the Fair Work Act is set for a Federal Court challenge, with Australian…
The Fair Work Ombudsman, Nicholas Wilson, has released the findings of his office’s audit into sham contracting in the cleaning services, ha…
