Inequality and Insecurity

      INEQUALITY AND INSECURITY: RESPONDING TO THE CHALLENGE OF PRECARIOUS WORK In the 6th Annual Ron McCallum Debate our panel of experts will look to unravel the linkages between employment insecurity; economic and social inequality; economic...

Election 2016: Update

Since AIER released our election analysis last week there have been some further relevant announcements on workplace related issues. These announcements confirm our conclusions that a Coalition government would shift workplace regulation further away from the...

Penalty Rates: who is to protect them and how

One of the more interesting workplace issues to get an airing in the election campaign has been the contest between Labor and the Greens on penalty rates. Labor and the union movement have been running a visible campaign on protecting penalty rates. It is an issue...