Western Australia's Cook Government is seeking to repeal and replace the state's 40-year-old equal opportunity regime, introducing a positive duty to eliminate unlawful conduct, obligations to make reasonable adjustments and protections against discrimination on the grounds of 23 attributes.
In the wake of the review of the Queensland IR Act, the Crisafulli Government has introduced legislation that enables the IR minister to terminate industrial action if it serves the public interest, prohibits workers from taking industrial action during conciliation or arbitration, and creates a new "fit and proper person" test for union officials.
A new Bill introduced by the Minns Government will create same-job, same-pay protections for council workers employed under labour hire arrangements in NSW, who fall outside the federal regime.
Teal independent Allegra Spender has introduced a Bill to remove exemptions that allow religious education institutions to lawfully discriminate against students and workers, which she says gives the Albanese Government a chance to deliver on its 2022 election promise.
The Albanese Government's proposed legislation to prohibit non-compete clauses in employment contracts will limit productivity rather than improve it, and the changes should be dropped or "substantially" overhauled, employer groups claim.
Deregulate the establishment and administration of registered unions and "let the red unions rip through the industrial relations system" to restore Australia's productivity and wealth, Red Unions Support Hub managing director Jack McGuire told the recent HR Nicholls Society national conference.
Victoria's Parliament has passed legislation to establish a special prosecutor to assist the Kourakis Royal Commission into misconduct in the construction industry and expand IBAC's powers, but a Bill targeting unregistered unions has stalled in the upper house with no sitting days remaining before the election.
Labor will release legislation for a wide-ranging labour hire licensing scheme within 100 days of its return at the March election, Minns Government IR Minister Sophie Cotsis promised today.
Early educators guaranteed 15% pay rise; "De-escalation" training for parliamentarians; Loxton, Stam appointed to SAET; and Technology and productivity inquiry.
Victoria's Carroll Government has introduced legislation to establish a special prosecutor to assist the Kourakis Royal Commission into misconduct in the construction industry, while a second Bill expands IBAC's powers.
