Posts tagged "ir"

When it comes to workplace relations reform, "the mistake would be to try and fix all the issues in one go", says COSBOA chief Peter Strong.

Cafe owners are not fazed by the government’s plan to require employers to offer their long-term casual staff full- or part-time contracts.

The government's IR reforms could see a new definition of casual work and a higher rate of pay for retail and hospitality workers.

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.

Wesfarmers has become embroiled in another wage theft scandal, after revealing staff at department store Target have been cheated for $9 million.

The government’s threat of jail for bosses engaging in wage theft may be a PR exercise designed to camouflage the blow of big hits to come for workers.

It is a measure of what a disaster ‘WorkChoices’ was for Australia that the Coalition can’t even go back to something that isn’t it. In a…

Beware workplace stress: a report from the Australian Bureau of Statistics says while 44% of people who suffered a work-related injury in 20…

Businesses have been put on notice to ensure their contracting arrangement are legal, after a court fined two former executives of a collaps…

Victoria has indicated it will support a High Court appeal on a ruling supporting union activities during work hours. The case involved …

A mining association has reported its members have dug deep to support a fund to contest the rulings of Fair Work Australia, raising the pro…

The Council of Small Business of Australia has warned an upcoming increase in the minimum wage will hurt small businesses, saying it will cu…