The Background Briefing Note for the 2012 Ron MCallum Debate was released on 1 August 2012.
Papers and Presentations
Joellen Riley, Professor of Labour Law at Sydney Law School, discusses the unhealthy hangover of the WorkChoices era – ‘pizza pay’ – and its eradication under current workplace laws. Continue reading “Outlawing ‘pizza pay’: Fair Payment Under the Fair Work Act” »
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” »
Written by Rhodes Scholar Joanna Mascarenhas, former Senior Presidential Member of the Australian Industrial Relations Commission The Hon Paul Munro, and AIER Executive Director Lisa Heap, this discussion paper on the goverment’s Fair Work Bill argues that the time is now to lay the foundations for a fair and decent workplaces. Continue reading “The Fair Work Bill and Beyond Discussion Paper” »
Former Justice and Presidential Member of the AIRC, the Hon Paul Munro, delivered his address, Recent Changes to Industrial Relations Law – The Benefits of Experience, at the recent Law Institute Victoria’s Workplace Relations Conference in Melbourne. Continue reading “Recent Changes to Industrial Relations Law – The Benefits of Experience” »
A transcript of the Hon Paul Munro’s speech on the application of the new industrial relations environment at the recent Workplace Relations Brunch as part of the Clubs NSW Conference & Trade Expo, held at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre. Continue reading “Current Workplace Relations Environment: Positives and Negatives” »
The Australian Institute of Employment Rights (AIER) Executive Director Lisa Heap delivers an address to the Fair Employment Advocate Forum on finding a compact which promotes sustainable workplace relationships. Continue reading “Better Together: The Promotion of Sustainable Workplace Relationships” »
Australian Institute of Employment Rights (AIER) member and Senior Advocate for the National Union of Workers (NUW), Tim Lyons, presents a paper on AIER’s Charter of Employment Rights from a union perspective. Continue reading “Paper Rights: The Role for Voluntary Compacts on Labour Rights” »
Australian Institute of Employment Rights (AIER) President Mordy Bromberg SC and Executive Director Rob Durbridge set out the case for a consultation among lawyers, academics, unionists, employers and the general community about a rights-based approach to employment rights. Continue reading “Call for A Charter of Employment Rights” »
Labour law researcher Chris White presents a background report on the prosecution of 107 construction workers involved in a strike on the Perth-Mandurah railway project. Continue reading “The Perth 107: The Right To Strike Contest” »