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Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations Tony Burke has confirmed small business exemptions to the casual conversion system will remain in place, amid concerns over a lack of clarity about the federal government's industrial relations reforms.

Australian employers could face a new set of rules when converting casual employees to permanent workers and a fresh definition of casual work, under changes flagged by Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations Tony Burke.

Australian workers could lose their jobs if new employee-like standards are thrust on the gig economy, rideshare and delivery giant Uber says.

Instant delivery startup Milkrun failed because it could not compete against platforms offering riders lower pay and worse conditions, says the Transport Workers Union.

Businesses reliant on more than 100,000 zombie agreements have been put on notice by the Fair Work Commission (FWC), thanks to a massive spreadsheet of employers whose ageing workplace agreements will automatically dissolve at the end of 2023.

Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers kicked off the first Federal Parliamentary sitting week of 2023 by championing “values-based capitalism”, whe…

Potential changes to the definition of casual employment will be a top item on the agenda in Canberra today, as Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations Tony Burke meets with industry representatives.

Citing Mantle Group Hospitality, Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke said other businesses should be on the lookout for new reforms.

The federal government has launched its new National Cultural Policy, providing a major boost to the arts sector and a revamp of the national funding and advisory body.

The Australian Interactive Games Fund has been reinstated as part of Labor's National Cultural Policy. But it's $8 million less than in 2013.

Employers offering dodgy pay rates in their job advertisements now face fines of up to $16,500, thanks to the latest industrial relations update included in the Secure Jobs, Better Pay Bill.

The federal government's industrial relations reform bill is set to pass into law after the Senate crossbench secured a raft of amendments.