July 2024
Fair Work Act isn’t much help dealing with the CFMEU
Stronger rules and safeguards are needed, along with an audit of the EBAs the union has signed, if proper governance is finally to be installed at the CFMEU.
January 2024
Look at DP World to see the damage new IR laws will do
EBAs are no longer an ordinary negotiation between two parties. They are set up to make intractable disputes inevitable.
September 2023
‘Closing loopholes’ law opens minefields for freelancers
With no clear line defined between casual and permanent employment, the proposed legal framework will create new levels of uncertainty for businesses.
August 2023
The real cause of payroll scandals? Frankenstein agreements
Employers have no chance of complying with EBAs that nobody understands any more. But there may be an unlikely answer coming.