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Employment Rights Now – AIER's' latest publication
Employment Rights Now – AIER’s latest publication
AIER 2015 Year in Review
It has been a busy and exciting year for the AIER. Read the Executive Director’s 2015 Year in Review.
The 2015 Ron McCallum Debate: a summary
The Fifth Ron McCallum debate in the Justice at Work series was a great success. The audience appreciated a robust and at times controversial discussion.
AIER AGM 2015
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING The Annual General Meeting of the Australian Institute of Employment Rights will be held on: Thursday, 22 October 2015 at 4.00pm (AESDST) Civil Air Board Room, First Floor, 214 Graham Street Port Melbourne Victoria At the annual...
Ron McCallum proposes member-only collective agreements
At the 2015 Ron McCallum Debate held on the topic of freedom of association, Emeritus Professor McCallum proposed member-only union agreements as a means of revitalising the union movement.
Free to Associate? McCallum Debate Paper
“Free to Associate” 2015 Ron McCallum Debate Discussion Paper available now
2015 Ron McCallum Debate
The 2015 Ron McCallum Debate is fast approaching. Join some of Australia’s preeminent industrial relations experts and practitioners for what is sure to be an engaging and compelling debate.
2015 Ron McCallum Debate – Save the Date
SAVE THE DATE The Fifth Annual Ron McCallum Debate Tuesday 6 October 2015, 4pm to 6pm Swissotel Blaxland Ballroom Level 8, 68 Market Street Sydney Limited places - entry is free but bookings are essential Please RSVP by Tuesday 29 September to...
Read our latest Newsletter
The August 2015 Newsletter contains news on the 5th Annual Ron McCallum Debate, the Productivity Commission’s Draft Report, Freedom of Association and AIER Research Services.
AIER on the Productivity Commission’s draft report
The Productivity Commission’s draft report on the Workplace Relations Framework has certainly generated a lot of attention as expected and as it should. There is something to be said for the commentary that suggests the report is a disappointment for those who have...
AIER on the Productivity Commission's draft report
The Productivity Commission’s draft report on the Workplace Relations Framework has certainly generated a lot of attention as expected and as it should. There is something to be said for the commentary that suggests the report is a disappointment for those who have...
Thoughts on the Regulating for Decent Work conference
AIER attended the 4th Regulating for Decent Work conference held at the ILO in Geneva last month. Clare Ozich from AIER presented a paper along with Colleen Chen from Interns Australia on the rise in organisations advocating for the rights of interns. The paper...
Getting Ahead or Exploitation: A comparative analysis of the rise of internships…
AIER's Executive Director, Clare Ozich, along with Colleen Chen from Interns Australia have presented their paper "Getting Ahead or Exploitation: A comparative analysis of the rise of internships and collective actions to advance the rights of interns" at the...
The role of unions in the modern workplace
Clare Ozich, AIER's Executive Director, joined Alex White from UnionsACT and Professor Phil Lewis, Director of the Centre for Labour Market Research at the University of Canberra, on 666 ABC Canberra to discuss the role of unions in the modern workplace. Clare...
The “Uberisation” of Work: implications for labour rights and union organising
The Australian Institute of Employment Rights hosted a panel discussion at the recent Progress conference on the future of work. The nature of work is rapidly changing. The global trend of insecure and precarious work is increasingly evident in Australia. Technology...
The "Uberisation" of Work: implications for labour rights and union organising
The Australian Institute of Employment Rights hosted a panel discussion at the recent Progress conference on the future of work. The nature of work is rapidly changing. The global trend of insecure and precarious work is increasingly evident in Australia. Technology...
Responding more effectively to workplace grievance
AIER's Executive Director, Clare Ozich, was very pleased to have participated in a recent panel discussion on "Responding more effectively to workplace grievance". the discussion was hosted by the Victorian Association for Dispute Resolution and the Victorian...
Let's not go back to the future with the Productivity Commission Inquiry
The Productivity Commission inquiry into the workplace relations system has so far been like watching re-runs of old sit-coms on TV. You know what is going to be said next because you know the formula and this isn’t the first time you have seen it. But unlike sitcoms...
Let’s not go back to the future with the Productivity Commission Inquiry
The Productivity Commission inquiry into the workplace relations system has so far been like watching re-runs of old sit-coms on TV. You know what is going to be said next because you know the formula and this isn’t the first time you have seen it. But unlike sitcoms...
PC Inquiry Submissions worth reading
AIER has been reading some of the 141 submissions the Productivity Commission has so far placed in its website. The following are in our opinion worth reading for adding important context to the debate and bringing to the forefront issues and perspectives missing from...
AIER Submission to the PC Inquiry into workplace relations
AIER has made a submission to the Productivity Commission's Inquiry into the workplace relations framework. Our submission articulates an approach to workplace relations regualtion founded in human rights and framed around the concept of decent work. We argue that the...