Work-related gendered violence including sexual harassment: A Guide for Employers

Work-related gendered violence is a serious occupational health and safety issue. This guide is intended to help employers prevent and respond to work-related gendered violence. https://content.api.worksafe.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-03/ISBN-Work-related-gendered-violence-including-sexual-harassment-2020-03.pdf

Australia: The Ensuring Integrity Bill is about one thing: Curtailing union power

The amendments proposed by the Ensuring Integrity Bill are in direct violation of Australia’s labour and human rights obligations under international law, Anthony Forsyth writes. Recently, the Senate Committee issued …

Coles under pressure over potential worker exploitation in supply chains

Supermarket giant Coles is under pressure from activist shareholders to change its policies covering potential modern slavery in its supply chains. A shareholder resolution filed on Tuesday called on the …

Australia: The Ensuring Integrity Bill is about one thing: curtailing union power

“The amendments proposed by the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment (Ensuring Integrity) Bill 2019 (EI Bill) are in direct violation of Australia’s labour and human rights obligations under international law. If …

She’s Price(d)less: The Economics of the Gender Pay Gap

“The gender pay gap measures the difference between the average earnings of women and men in the workforce. It is not the difference between two people being paid differently for …

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Morrison’s union-busting laws will further repress right to strike

It is well-established that the right to strike is protected under the International Labour Organization’s 1948 Freedom of Association Convention and 1949 Convention on the Right to Organise. However, this is another internationally …

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A powerful chill on political communication’: the High Court rules on public servants’ free speech rights

“The Israel Folau case has dominated headlines for months now. Many Australians have been intrigued by the extent to which employers like Rugby Australia are able to control the social …

‘Extraordinary act of vandalism’: Burrow calls on Senate to block union-busting bill

The world’s top union leader says the Morrison government’s union-busting legislation has sent “shockwaves around the world”, calling on the Senate crossbench to block it to protect workers’ rights. Sharan …

Rajab Suliman v Rasier Pacific Pty Ltd [2019] FWC 4807 (12 July 2019)

Rajab Suliman v Rasier Pacific Pty Ltd [2019] FWC 4807 (12 July 2019) Date: July 12, 2019 Tribunal: Fair Work Commission Issue: Unfair Dismissal Finding: Independent Contractor Decision: Suliman was …

Regulating Australia’s ‘Gangmasters’ through Labour Hire Licensing

This article examines the recent introduction of state-based regulation to address the increasingly prominent problem of exploitation of vulnerable workers by labour hire providers around Australia. Mounting evidence of underpayments …

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