The Australian Institute of Employment Rights (AIER) Executive Director Lisa Heap and barrister Malcolm Harding argue that the current controversy over the recent decision of Commissioner Smith of Fair Work Australia in Woolworths Ltd trading as Produce & Recycling Distribution Centre (AG 2009/14435) presents the opportunity to remind ourselves of some of the basic tenets of our industrial relations system under the Fair Work Act 2009. Continue reading “Why Effective Dispute Resolution Includes the Requirement for Third Party Determination” »
Monthly Archives: May 2010
The President of the Australian Institute of Employment Rights (AIER) and one of Australia’s leading industrial lawyers, Michael Harmer, will today call on all sides of politics to stop playing “political football” with the Australian workplace relations system. Continue reading “Stop Playing Political Football With Australian Workplaces: Harmer” »
In this recent submission to Fair Work Australia (FWA) in the matter Woolworths Ltd t/as Produce and Recycling Distribution Centres [2010] the Australian Institute of Employment Rights (AIER) argues that dispute resolution procedures in collective agreements are required to contain a dispute settlement term that provides for final settlement by an independent third party. Continue reading “AIER Argues for Mandatory Dispute Settlement in the Woolworths Case” »