Employment Rights Now

Work and how it is regulated is in the public spotlight and bound to be a feature of debate in the upcoming election. In addition to ongoing issues in many industries we’ve recently heard horrendous stories of exploitation of workers in the agricultural sector,...

International Women’s Day 2016

International Women’s Day is an a great time to celebrate women and our contribution to the world in all its many and varied forms. It is also a day when we reflect on past struggles and the current state of women’s progress towards equality.Invariably in the lead up...

International Women's Day 2016

International Women’s Day is an a great time to celebrate women and our contribution to the world in all its many and varied forms. It is also a day when we reflect on past struggles and the current state of women’s progress towards equality.Invariably in the lead up...

Initial Thoughts on the PC Inquiry and TURC

The usually quiet summer period was interrupted by the release of both the Productivity Commission’s Report into the workplace relations system just before Christmas and the Trade Union Royal Commission’s report in early January. The findings and...

Building on our work into 2016

2016 will be an exciting year for the Australian Institute of Employment Rights. The reports from the Productivity Commission Inquiry and the Trade Union Royal Commission have set the scene for the workplace to be a key political battleground in the upcoming election....

AIER's 10 year anniversary – audio of event

Listen to the AIER’s 10 year anniversary event book launch, featuring Justice Mordy Bromberg, AIER President, Michael Harmer, Professor Joellen Riley, Professor Keith Ewing and former AIER Executive Director, Lisa Heap. Note: it is a large file....