by Renee Burns | Oct 12, 2018 | Discussion Papers, General, Ron McCallum Debate
The Institute’s eighth Ron McCallum Debate was another great success and we were thrilled to be joined by John Hendy QC, Chair of our sister organisation, the British Institute of Employment Rights. Our panel engaged in robust discussion about the failings of...
by AIER admin | Oct 12, 2018 | General, Ron McCallum Debate
The 2018 Ron McCallum Debate topic was Collective Bargaining: Delivering in the public interest? Watch our panel explore the state of enterprise bargaining and discuss the form of collective bargaining into the future. Read our summary of the debate and download our...
by Renee Burns | Oct 2, 2018 | General
Last week, the NSW Business Chamber (NSWBC) indicated it would seek the creation of a new ‘perma-flexi’ category of employment to apply in heavily casualised industries. The move comes following the Federal Court decision in WorkPac Pty Ltd v Skene [2018]...
by Renee Burns | Oct 1, 2018 | General, Ron McCallum Debate
Collective Bargaining: Delivering for the public interest? Enterprise bargaining under the Fair Work Act 2009 is failing. Agreements under our system may be reached without the involvement of trade unions and absent any actual process of bargaining. The number of...
by Renee Burns | Sep 17, 2018 | General
Only weeks after the installation of Prime Minister Scott Morrison the sand has been poured and the political football that is industrial relations has been set up for the kick. Passage of the Ensuring Integrity Bill (‘EI Bill’) has been listed for the...
by Renee Burns | Aug 6, 2018 | General
Last week the Melbourne Institute released its Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey finding no evidence of a rise in the use of independent workers, prompting commentary that the ‘gig economy is a myth’. One interesting aspect of this...
