Industrial Relations

“Formula for failure”: Sweeping industrial relations reforms on the table for Labor

Matthew Elmas Thursday, December 13, 2018

Labor's industrial relations spokesperson Brendan O'Connor says Labor will consider sweeping changes to Australia's employment landscape.

Industrial Relations

Dark side of Black Friday: Amazon workers protest “inhumane conditions” on shopping holiday

Matthew Elmas Monday, November 26, 2018

Amazon workers have walked off the job in Europe to protest pay and conditions on one of the busiest days on the retail calendar.

Industrial Relations

“It’s craziness”: Has enterprise bargaining become unworkable? Guzman Y Gomez and Godfreys feel the heat

Matthew Elmas Thursday, November 8, 2018

High profile cases involving Guzman Y Gomez and Godfreys have raised new concern about the state of enterprise bargaining in Australia.

Industrial Relations

“Impossible to run a business”: Fair Work Commission to force employers to justify flexible work decisions

Matthew Elmas Wednesday, September 26, 2018

Employers will have to provide written responses to employees justifying why they've denied flexible work requests, the Fair Work Commission has decided.

Industrial Relations, Legal

Fear for SMEs as employers could be up for $8 billion in leave payments to casual workers

Matthew Elmas Thursday, September 13, 2018

A recent Federal Court decision could lead to casual workers making billions of dollars in annual leave claims from Australian employers.

Industrial Relations, Politics

“Completely inoperative”: Fair Work Commission shuts down brand new eCase system after 10 days due to hundreds of “critical” errors

Dominic Powell Friday, August 31, 2018

The Fair Work Commission’s new online case management system has been abruptly taken offline due to numerous critical errors and technical difficulties.