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BREAKTHROUGH LABOUR DEAL SHOWS IR SYSTEM IS “BROKEN”: AHA

Posted on March 25th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney

A landmark agreement by one of Australia’s largest unions and Business SA may pave the way for the long-awaited workplace relations reforms. The Shop Distributive and Allied Employees' Association (SDA) and Business SA arrived at the template enterprise agreement following

PENALTY RATES PENALISING THE WHOLE STATE: THA

Posted on March 2nd, 2015 by Clyde Mooney

President Paul Jubb, of the Tasmanian branch of the AHA – the THA – talks about the impact of penalty rates on the State’s hospitality industry. At first glance, the idea of having a Tasmanian Parliamentary inquiry into penalty

Business “disappointed” again by Government backdown on IR laws review

Posted on February 25th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney

Associations and business groups have slammed the Federal Government’s abandonment of talks on IR laws, as the Employment Minister casually announces it will pull the teeth from the Productivity Commission tiger. Following an announcement to the AFR that he was

Unemployment high a symptom of “rigid” IR laws

Posted on February 25th, 2015 by Clyde Mooney

As employment issues make headlines around the country, entities privy to the challenges of employers and employees bemoan “rigidity”. Last month’s jobless figures reached 6.4 per cent – the highest since mid-2002 – as the Productivity Commission’s reputed wide-sweeping review