Posts tagged "unions"

A Coalition-majority committee chaired by Barnaby Joyce has recommended changes to the Fair Work Act to protect workers from casual work pitfalls.

Businesses are being warned about the dangers of adverse action after a director was fined for sacking a worker that approached fair work with a complaint.

The Fair Work Ombudsman said compliance is improving, but more than a third of rule breakers it put on notice didn't clean up their acts.

Economic evidence shows conditions for Australian workers have been getting worse as membership numbers in unions have declined.

Jobs and Industrial Relations Minister Kelly O'Dwyer has intervened in a test-case over whether casual loadings can offset annual leave claims.

The NSW Business Chamber is pushing to introduce a new type of work in six modern awards to address concerns about casuals 'double dipping'.

The Fair Work Commission has ruled that employees covered by modern awards will be entitled to five days of unpaid domestic violence leave.

The Fair Work Commission recently put an end to a five year battle by unions for a 35% pay increase for childcare educators.

The unions h…

The Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance has drawn attention to a Melbourne company for advertising an unpaid internship with a time commi…

Small business operators are asking the Fair Work Commission to keep any increase to the minimum wage below the rate of inflation, arguing t…

By Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra

The government has announced legislation to ban secret payments between employers and unions…

By Peter Gahan, University of Melbourne

1992 was landmark year in Australian industrial relations. The Keating government pushed for ent…