The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) says the governments’ amendments to the Closing Loopholes legislation will “increase costs, complexity and confusion without any uplift in productivity, wages or employment outcomes”.
“There has been an...
Labor’s Secure Jobs, Better Pay Bill was introduced to parliament by Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke yesterday, prompting calls of for more consultation and scrutiny from industry bodies.
The Bill will see significant...
The Federal Government yesterday announced its response to the Respect@Work Report.
In ‘A Roadmap for Respect: Preventing and Addressing Sexual Harassment in Australian Workplaces’ (the Roadmap for Respect), the Government sets out its...
One in three employees have felt bullied by a boss, according to shocking new research by Roy Morgan. And one in four have cried because of a boss.
The company conducted the research...
Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Kate Carnell has released a position paper identifying steps to tackle the complexity of workplace relations for small businesses.
“We’ve had significant consultations with small businesses...
