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Guilty until proved innocent
Most people think that if they did something that led to the injury or death of a person and they were charged by the police with the prospect of...
Don't Bargain on Safety
Over the past 20 years, significant gains have been made in workplace safety. Death and injury rates have declined in virtually all industries and...
Labor's weak spot showing
Why is it that in this election the ALP finds itself confronted by open business opposition to its industrial relations policies when the ALP...
Workplace future on the line
Just this week certification of an enterprise agreement for the Franklins supermarket chain was held up by the Australian Industrial Relations...
Force is not friendly
There is no doubt that achieving a better blending of family and work is a top priority for many Australian families and businesses and for the...
Union tears apart fabric of industry
The Textile Clothing and Footwear Union just don't get it! The icon Australian clothing company Fletcher Jones has announced that, after 70 years,...
Who Controls Your Contract?
Workers of the Future
There has been a silent revolution going on in the business of work which is now beginning to gain voice. Workplace regulations have traditionally...
The Strange Return of an Industrial Club
Early this month the Business Council of Australia released an analysis of the federal ALP's industrial-relations policy that concluded adverse...
Labor Tries to Move the Goalposts
Last week, following an Australian Consumer and Competition Commission application, the Federal Court imposed $100,000 fines against three unions,...