Posts tagged "casual work"

The Albanese government has scrapped its plan to impose civil penalties for breaching some casual work rules, and offered assurances that 'employee-like' gig workers will not count as full employees, in a fresh round of amendments to its IR Bill.

The Albanese government's recent concessions on industrial relations reform are nothing to cheer about, the Australian small business lobby says, arguing the proposed legislation will still level unwieldy and complex rules on SMEs.

The federal government has ceded ground to employer groups on contentious IR reform package, agreeing to change key proposals related to casual work.

Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations Tony Burke has confirmed small business exemptions to the casual conversion system will remain in place, amid concerns over a lack of clarity about the federal government's industrial relations reforms.

Here's what employers need to know about the changing rules for casual employees — and how to avoid a $66,000 penalty.

McKenzie says conflict and zero-compromise behaviours must be relegated to pre-COVID IR history, where they belong.

When it comes to workplace relations reform, "the mistake would be to try and fix all the issues in one go", says COSBOA chief Peter Strong.

Given these flaws, there will no doubt be resistance from employee groups and unions to this proposed definition of "casual employee".

The federal government is today unveiling its industrial relations omnibus bill in parliament which includes, for the first time, a statutory definition of casual employment in the Fair Work Act.

South Australia's outbreak illustrates the problem of insecure and low-paid work, and the moral jeopardy it forces on people.

Casual workers have borne the brunt of COVID-19 job losses and some have even been blamed for helping spread the disease within workplaces.

A recent Federal Court ruling is driving concern among SME owners about hiring casual workers, a Roy Morgan survey has found.