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The government will bring in early legislation for multi-employer bargaining this year, along with a range of other changes to the industrial relations system.

Grattan Institute CEO Danielle Wood opened the hotly-anticipated Jobs Summit with a rousing keynote speech declaring full employment should be "our economic lodestar".

The only benefit from increasing migration, as is likely to happen as a result of the Jobs and Skills Summit, will flow to homeowners and property developers.

On the dawn of the Jobs Summit, COSBOA has refuted claims its in-principle agreement with union leaders could undermine the case for business interests.

There must be better protection of business people and their employees from unions if any discussion around multi-employer agreements is to be entertained.

There is a direct correlation between mental health and several issues the Jobs and Skills Summit is trying to solve.

The ACTU has outlined the $111 billion target off the idea of getting another 893,000 women into the workforce, should the participation rate reach the same as men.

Age pensioners who earn more than a minimal amount from paid work lose 50 cents out of every extra dollar they earn in reduced pension payments. It’s a powerful disincentive.

This week's jobs summit is a chance to increase the emphasis on skills that are harder to mark but are still extremely important.

Unfortunately, a lot of disability employment services focus on placement, not outcomes. This often involves shoehorning people into things they’re not interested in, ultimately setting them up for failure in a new job.

Hospitality and food businesses are hurting more than ever before and it’s largely due to a lack of employees, writes Foodbomb co-founder Josh Goulburn.

In a television appearance, Westacott and McManus shared a type of leadership and conciliation that we haven’t seen much of lately.