Ahead of tomorrow's jobs summit, the ACTU and BCA have agreed on a set of principles and policy ideas, including simplifying the BOOT, raising the federally-funded parental leave payment from 18 to 26 weeks, establishing an independent energy transition authority and "rebalancing" migration toward more permanency.
Isolation periods for COVID-19 are set to drop from seven days to five, while the pandemic leave disaster payment will be adjusted to reflect the change, after a National Cabinet meeting today.
A slew of eminent IR academics are set to add heft to this week's Jobs and Skills Summit, the official invitation list has revealed, while the Government says it hopes to reach agreement at the forum on a "handful" of relatively "immediate actions" that lay the foundations for longer-term policy changes.
The Greens have warned the Albanese Government ahead of its Jobs and Skills Summit that they are "very worried" about potential "weakening" of the BOOT, while reminding Labor it will need the party’s support in the Senate for IR changes that might be agreed at this week’s event.
A tribunal has thrown out a supermarket worker's discrimination case against the SDA, finding it an abuse of process and a relitigation of a matter that first surfaced in 2017.
A lawyer is suing her former firm for $2 million in a case accusing it of misrepresenting her employment as that of an independent contractor and discriminating against her because of her gender, race and age.
Three major employer groups have called for "strong consultation" after the Jobs and Skills Summit, when the Albanese Government will be developing its post-event employment white paper.
The Albanese Labor Government should establish an "independent body" to set enforceable standards for traditional transport operations, along with on-demand delivery and rideshare platform work, according to a broad industry-union coalition.
Labor won't rely on achieving consensus to proceed with IR change, particularly on bargaining, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has told the National Press Club, while IR Minister Tony Burke says the ACTU-COSBOA deal opens up opportunities for small businesses that are otherwise "forever locked out" of agreements.
An Employsure manager is suing the IR advisory service for deciding against appointing her to a more senior role that she sought while on parental leave, accusing it of discriminating against her because of her pregnancy and impending family responsibilities.
