by AIER admin | Nov 16, 2017 | General, Ron McCallum Debate
Inspired by Ron’s declaration at last year’s debate, the 2017 topic was “The system is broken. What is the fix?” The Institute’s seventh Ron McCallum Debate was another great success with a robust discussion about the future of regulating work. Former FWC and AIRC...
by AIER admin | Nov 16, 2017 | General, Ron McCallum Debate
The 2017 Ron McCallum Debate was one of the best yet! Watch our panel discuss and debate why the workplace relations system is broken and what is needed to fix it. Read our summary of the Debate here and download the AIER discussion paper: “The system is broken....
by AIER admin | Aug 29, 2017 | General, Ron McCallum Debate
The system is broken. What is the fix? There is a growing recognition across the community that the workplace relations system is broken. Large scale exploitation, low wage growth and declining levels of unionisation point to the system failing workers. Business,...
by AIER admin | Jun 19, 2017 | Events, General
The AIER, along with the NUW and ASU, ran a successful workshop at the recent Progress conference on how to create decent and fair workplaces in progressive organisations. Despite working towards a better world in various ways, many progressive organisations fail to...
by AIER admin | May 2, 2017 | General, Submissions
AIER made a submission to the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Inquiry into a Modern Slavery Act for Australia. The submission focuses on regulating corporations in relation to their supply chains.Globalisation has ensured that many, if...
