Trio of former politicians join Administrative Appeals Tribunal ranks

Trio of former politicians join Administrative Appeals Tribunal ranks

Former federal Coalition MP Jane Prentice is one of three former politicians the Attorney-General has appointed to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.

  • byKatina Curtis

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Federal IR bill just tinkering around the edges

Federal IR bill just tinkering around the edges

Some of us hoped that this might be the beginning of a new era of political co-operation and consensus.

  • byShaun Carney
Government rejects criticism of underpayment overhaul

Government rejects criticism of underpayment overhaul

The government has moved to toughen penalties and ban job ads offering pay below the minimum wage.

  • byNick Bonyhady
Work force? Battles lines drawn over PM's IR plan with no name

Work force? Battles lines drawn over PM's IR plan with no name

Memories of the Howard government's WorkChoices cast a long shadow in politics but the government is hoping the pandemic will help voters see its efforts differently.

  • byNick Bonyhady
Government rubbishes turnover test for below-award pay deals

Government rubbishes turnover test for below-award pay deals

Attorney-General Christian Porter has confirmed he is open to other movement on the better off overall test.

  • byNick Bonyhady
Saving jobs or slashing rights? Industrial reform starts fight in Canberra

Saving jobs or slashing rights? Industrial reform starts fight in Canberra

Labor and the government will spend the summer battling over the government's attempt to overhaul Australia's workplace laws.

  • byNick Bonyhady
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Industrial changes to'save jobs'in face of Labor's fury,Porter says

Industrial changes to'save jobs'in face of Labor's fury,Porter says

The government is facing a fight over summer as Labor and the unions move to brand adjustments to enterprise agreement rules as a"Morrison pay cut".

  • byNick Bonyhady
'Worst attack since WorkChoices':Key element of pay deals to be relaxed under IR reform

'Worst attack since WorkChoices':Key element of pay deals to be relaxed under IR reform

Businesses will be allowed to strike pay deals that leave some workers worse off as part of a suite of industrial reforms in a bid to revive enterprise bargaining.

  • byNick Bonyhady
Big penalties for wage theft and ‘part-time flex’ work in major industrial shake-up

Big penalties for wage theft and ‘part-time flex’ work in major industrial shake-up

Part-timers will lose overtime rates but be able to take on more hours in a bid to fight underemployment and get more people into secure jobs.

  • byNick Bonyhady
IR overhaul could face Senate fight as unions fire up over casual work changes

IR overhaul could face Senate fight as unions fire up over casual work changes

A new study from Griffith University adds weight to the ACTU’s objection,finding many casuals report being denied benefits including extra pay and time off.

  • byNick Bonyhady
Casual workers earn new right to permanent employment under workplace reforms

Casual workers earn new right to permanent employment under workplace reforms

A new statutory definition of casual employment is among several measures designed to bring more certainty to the workforce.

  • byNick Bonyhady andRob Harris