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BHP and Rio Tinto are facing class actions accusing them of failing to protect women who worked for them and their contractors against sexual assault, discrimination and harassment over the past 20 years.
Compulsory post-PABO conferences further complicate an already onerous process, with little or no benefit, the ACTU, ANMF and CFMEU have told the review of the Secure Jobs, Better Pay Act, while the Ai Group says the conferences are "often worthwhile" and can avert industrial action.
The Albanese Government should amend Secure Jobs laws to permit multi-employer bargaining only when employers agree and must wind back intractable bargaining declaration provisions that leave unions with "nothing to lose", resource employer organisation AREEA has told an independent review of the legislation.
A Senate inquiry into AI has recommended updating workplace OHS frameworks to impose a positive duty on employers to minimise the risk of AI and mandating consultation, while a second parliamentary probe is considering whether the government should introduce protections from excessive workplace surveillance.
The panel reviewing the Albanese Government's Secure Jobs reforms is seeking submissions by November 29 on whether they're operating effectively, or if further amendments are needed to rectify any "unintended consequences".
The Victorian Government should opt for best practice guidelines over law reform, the Australian Industry Group has told a parliamentary workplace surveillance inquiry, while the Centre for Future Work says there is an urgent need for dedicated workplace surveillance laws to address the "serious and unacceptable risks" associated with increased monitoring.
An industry group has lamented that productivity tools vital for business success are classified in a "disturbingly negative" manner as forms of workplace surveillance in the terms of reference for a Victorian Government inquiry.
A parliamentary inquiry has recommended the Albanese Government consider amending the Fair Work Act's right to request flexible work to ensure menopausal women can access it, while it also wants reproductive leave added to the NES and awards.
Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has appointed former Justice Department secretary Greg Wilson to examine the State's construction sector and help eradicate its "rotten culture", including by boosting its ability to weed out criminal activity and protect whistleblowers.
