The AIER offers an authoritative, independent voice on workplace relations policy and practice.
Submissions made by the AIER advocate for legislation and practice that supports fair conditions and decent work. Our submissions are informed by academic research and those international labour and human rights standards Australia has signed onto.
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The Fair Work Bill and Beyond Submission
In its recent submission to the Senate Inquiry into the Fair Work Bill, the Australian Institute of Employment Rights (AIER) calls for the establishment of national centres to promote positive workplace relationships and the partnership model. Following is an extract...
Forward With Fairness?
In a new lobbying document, the Australian Institute of Employment Rights (AIER) calls for the Australian Government to make changes to its Forward with Fairness legislation, and argues that now is the time to lay the platform for fairness in Australian workplaces. ...
AIER Argues for Strong Governance to Uphold National IR Laws
In this submission to government, the Australian Institute of Employment Rights (AIER) responds to the Williams’ Inquiry into Options for a New National Industrial Relations System, arguing that for the proposed model to be successful it requires a firm foundation of...
AIER Calls for a Review to the Proposed Independent Contractors Bill Legislation
The Australian Institute of Employment Rights (AIER) this week presented a submission to the Senate Employment, Workplace Relations and Education Legislation Committee urging them to review the proposed Independent Contractors Bill legislation in the belief that the...