Fair Work Australia has, almost inevitably, confirmed that it is virtually impossible for employers to negotiate collective agreements direc…
Fair Work Australia has, almost inevitably, confirmed that it is virtually impossible for employers to negotiate collective agreements direc…
The end to a lockout at a Campbell’s Soup factory in regional Victoria has raised questions about whether flexibility clauses in the Rudd Go…
Industrial action continues to rise under the Rudd Government’s new Fair Work regime, with Melbourne-based packaging giant Visy shutting dow…
Dear Aunty B, I run a marketing services business that owns a call centre subsidiary. I recently received a call from someone in the union a…
The industrial landscape changed on 1 July 2009 with the new Fair Work Act (FWA). It will change further on 1 January 2010 when the NES and …
The shutdown of a Campbell’s Soups factory in regional Victoria over flexible working arrangements has raised questions over the operation o…
The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry has attacked the Australian Council of Trade Unions, claiming it is using misleading informa…
For those employers engaged in negotiations for a collective agreement or enterprise bargain, there has been some quiet anticipation of what…
SMEs are badly unprepared for the introduction of new workplace laws on 1 January 2010 that will allow employees to negotiate flexible workp…
The Australian Industrial Relations Commission will delay the phasing in of new penalty rates under the Rudd Government’s new Modern Awards …
The Fair Work Act will have unexpected consequences for employers around their usual negotiations with employees and prospective employees, …
Federal Workplace Minister Julia Gillard has written to Australian Industrial Relations Commission (AIRC) asking for changes to draft awards…
