Yesterday
Employers ask for Fair Work reform in roundtable pitch
Employers are seeking union agreement on a tripartite committee that would pick new members for the powerful workplace umpire, including its next president.
This Month
‘Killing the Australian dream’: Liberal slams CFMEU expansion push
Senator Andrew Bragg says a push by the union’s NSW branch to recruit members in the multistorey residential construction sector will push up prices.
CFMEU moves into housing sector in bid to rebuild power
A newly appointed CFMEU NSW boss has vowed to extend the union’s reach into housing, opening up a new front for the union seeking to rebuild its power.
Bosses blast union productivity comments as ‘a distraction’
Employers have roasted ACTU chief Sally McManus over her statement that poor management is driving poor productivity, describing it as “misguided” and “wrong”.
Labor’s new penalty rate laws risk unwinding salaries
The bill could lead to the scrapping of decades-old conditions, risking a shakeup for hospitality, health and legal professionals.
Queensland expands CFMEU inquiry to probe underworld
The state government will extend the terms of reference following revelations about gangland associates expanding into Brisbane’s construction industry.
AI a Trojan horse for more IR regulation, business warns
CEOs invited to next month’s meeting fear artificial intelligence will be used as cover to push for unions to have veto power over the introduction of technologies.
The economic giant the political class tried to ignore
Despite being maligned by Australia’s political and economic establishment, John Stone had the necessary fortitude and the intellect to shift debate.
‘We’re being done over’: Alan Joyce fears repeat of Labor’s 2022 jobs summit
The former Qantas CEO suggests business seeks a guarantee that the productivity summit isn’t orchestrated.
Uber drivers fail to reclaim gig work under new labour laws
The Fair Work Commission has criticised Uber’s communication with “deactivated” drivers, but the first 18 attempts by gig workers to be reinstated have all failed
Gaza is a tragedy, but is it any worse than Dresden or Hiroshima?
Readers’ letters on housing development, the Middle East crisis, and the proposed Tibetan hydroelectricity dam.
Workers’ compensation is costing way more in one state than the others
Disability providers, disadvantaged by higher workers’ comp premiums in NSW relative to other states, have backed Labor’s reform bill.
Penalty rate push undermines productivity summit
A bill enshrining penalty rates in law will be among the first through parliament next week, but is at odds with the government’s productivity goals.
The roundtable needs to be Labor’s ‘Nixon in China’ IR moment
Labor needs to challenge its policy and political orthodoxies on workplace regulation to fix the nation’s economic malaise.
Directors with multiple strikes on unpaid wages ‘should be banned’
Unions want directors to be personally liable – or face automatic disqualification – for repeated use of safety net to pay worker entitlements.
Fresh woes for Bupa after backlash over aged care changes
The nursing union has lodged a dispute in the Fair Work Commission over Bupa’s decision to change staffing hours in its 57 residential nursing homes.
Rag trade ruling leaves taxpayers on the hook for unpaid wages
The unpaid wages safety net prevents workers being out of pocket in a corporate collapse. But without a deterrent, it can become a corporate handout.
New hire allegedly sacked one hour after advising of pregnancy
A company has been accused of telling its new hire “it’s not going to work out” because she was pregnant.
Union pulls trigger for national pay deal at McDonald’s
The retail union has launched legal action to extend landmark bargaining orders for 5000 workers in South Australia to 115,000 workers around the country.
CFMEU purge is on as report slams ‘violent, misogynistic’ union
The number of CFMEU officials that have quit or been removed has ramped up in the past three weeks as a High Court win bolsters the union administration.