Victoria's nation-first pilot scheme providing paid sick leave to casual and contract workers in selected industries has paid out more than one million hours of leave at a cost of more than $22 million in the past year, but unenthusiastic employers ensure its future remains cloudy despite evidence it reduced workplace illnesses.
A parliamentary inquiry has recommended that the Albanese Government ratify an ILO convention that sets a minimum working age, to protect children's "health, safety and morals".
The Albanese Government has asked the ACCC and Treasury for advice on the effects of non-compete clauses in employment contracts and any action warranted in response.
The Albanese Government's first tranche of IR legislation for 2023 will seek to reinforce the FWC's powers to review and vary default superannuation fund terms in modern awards, an area where the tribunal has previously been constrained by a 2014 court decision.
The Albanese Government will cap the concessional tax treatment for earnings from superannuation accounts with balances exceeding $3 million from July 2025, it announced today.
Fortescue charged over harassment documents; Wesfarmers' near-$5M bill for underpayments; Review into PC s-xual harassment claims; Work and care inquiry deadline extended.
The resignation from the Greens today of Senator Lidia Thorpe over the party's position on the Voice to Parliament has introduced new uncertainty for Labor in the Senate, where it will now have to win support for its second tranche of IR legislation from two crossbenchers in addition to her former party.
The Albanese Government will soon introduce further IR legislation to include superannuation payments in the National Employment Standards (NES), clarify coverage of temporary migrant workers and ensure stronger access to unpaid parental leave.
The Committee for Economic Development of Australia has urged employers to formalise access to flexible work as part of a national effort to address high levels of occupational gender segregation.
