Workplace Relations Minister Chris Evans has ruled out wholesale changes to the Fair Work Act, but says reforms based on evidence will be en…
Workplace Relations Minister Chris Evans has ruled out wholesale changes to the Fair Work Act, but says reforms based on evidence will be en…
Employers must design extensive policies around the consumption of alcohol in the workplace and ensure they remain consistent in applying th…
The atmosphere is ripe for more industrial disputation than we’ve seen for some time, an industrial relations lawyer says, as Deutsche Bank …
Sham contracting is prevalent across a number of industries including the call centre and cleaning sectors, according to a new Fair Work Omb…
Peak employer group the Australian Industry Group has welcomed transition arrangements for businesses adapting to harmonised occupational he…
Companies forced to make “significant changes” to comply with national occupational health and safety laws will have an extra 12 months to c…
Industrial relations lawyers are calling for a review of general protection provisions and lowering the bar for the industrial umpire to int…
In early August 2011, Qantas announced a net profit for 12 months to June 30, 2011 of $250 million, compared with $112 million for the prior…
The Council of Small Business of Australia says small- and medium-sized enterprises should be cleaved out of Fair Work laws and governed ins…
Australia’s industrial relations laws could be reformed to introduce a “circuit-breaker” to speed up a resolution between employers and unio…
Of course everyone is talking about Qantas and it is very hard to step aside from the furor, after all, they are one of my favourite brand w…
It’s been a tough few months for Qantas. Dealing with industrial action and distraught customers is no easy task, and having to maintain a s…
