Posts tagged "fair work act"

The Morrison government introduced a bill to legislate changes in response to the Respect at Work report. But has it missed the mark?

Women who experience miscarriage will soon be entitled to two days of paid bereavement leave, after landmark legislation was put to the federal parliament on Thursday.

What does the federal government's response to the Respect@Work report mean for small business employers? There's two key changes to know about.

Yesterday, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced the government would accept all of the report’s 55 recommendations “wholly, in part, or in principle” through a “roadmap to respect”.

The federal government has pledged to overhaul workplace sexual harassment law, backing all 55 recommendations in the Respect@Work report.

The Federal Circuit Court has found a 71-year-old was not discriminated against when his job offer was rescinded.

The government has caved to crossbench pressure to drop its plan to enable the suspension of the Better Off Overall Test for COVID-affected businesses.

Christian Porter said the government's casual conversion IR reform offers employees a “very strong right”. But this is not the case at all.

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.

While the budget allocates billions to getting Australians back into traditional employment, it does little for gig economy workers.

Modern award reform negotiations have failed to generate consensus between unions and employer groups ahead of the budget.

The High Court has upheld the traditional understanding of sick leave entitlements for workers, overturning an earlier Federal Court ruling.