The Labour Hire Licensing Act 2017 (SA) will continue to operate, and will be enforced from 1 September 2019. CBS will recommence accepting applications for labour hire licences from 14 June 2019. All labour providers operating in South Australia must lodge their application by 31 August 2019. As you may recall from previous updates, the … Read more
In Jeremy Lee v Superior Wood Pty Ltd,[1] the Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission (FWC) considered the lawfulness of an employer directing an employee to provide their biometric data. In this case, Mr Lee objected to his employer’s direction to use a fingerprint scanner to sign in and out of his work site, … Read more
Many now share the view that enterprise bargaining has become a meaningless charade over the past few years: on the one hand, it’s not delivering productivity improvements for business; on the other hand, workers are bemoaning low wages growth. In our latest article in our Federal Election series, Tony Wood, Partner, looks at the potential … Read more
In our final podcast for our Federal Election series, Partner Anthony Longland chats with Wendy Fauvel, Senior Associate about what is ahead for industrial relations under the Coalition. Click here to listen. Read more
The model clauses proposed by the Fair Work Commission are fundamentally different from the previous clauses, and indeed from any regulation previously proposed. They require a radically different approach. They are extremely prescriptive. They will impose a number of significant administrative burdens on employers covered by those awards. These administrative burdens will undoubtedly impact the … Read more
We’ve had such a demand for our summary of the proposed industrial relations reforms we’ve decided to make them publicly available. These unique resources are the result of dedicated research and updating by Senior Associate Wendy Fauvel and Solicitor Natassia Smith, and are the only guides you need to understand the detail of each party’s industrial … Read more
At a business breakfast in Perth on Wednesday 15 May 2019, Bill Shorten announced an important policy the Australian Labor Party (ALP) will pursue if it achieves Government after this weekend’s election. The initiative will enable greenfield enterprise agreements to be struck for a period which covers the whole of the construction of what he … Read more
The Australian Labor Party has a broad industrial relations platform that it is promoting in the lead up to the federal election. However, one key policy that has been set since early 2018 is a ‘crackdown’ on what is described as the ‘casualisation of Australia’s workforce and insecure work’. This ‘crackdown’ will likely involve increased … Read more
