This contains a series of short articles describing how several countries from throughout the world are using workplace laws to combat the spread of COVID-19 and to mitigate its effects …
Australia: The Ensuring Integrity Bill is about one thing: Curtailing union power
The amendments proposed by the Ensuring Integrity Bill are in direct violation of Australia’s labour and human rights obligations under international law, Anthony Forsyth writes. Recently, the Senate Committee issued …
Coles under pressure over potential worker exploitation in supply chains
Supermarket giant Coles is under pressure from activist shareholders to change its policies covering potential modern slavery in its supply chains. A shareholder resolution filed on Tuesday called on the …
Australia: The Ensuring Integrity Bill is about one thing: curtailing union power
“The amendments proposed by the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment (Ensuring Integrity) Bill 2019 (EI Bill) are in direct violation of Australia’s labour and human rights obligations under international law. If …
Morrison’s union-busting laws will further repress right to strike
It is well-established that the right to strike is protected under the International Labour Organization’s 1948 Freedom of Association Convention and 1949 Convention on the Right to Organise. However, this is another internationally …
A powerful chill on political communication’: the High Court rules on public servants’ free speech rights
“The Israel Folau case has dominated headlines for months now. Many Australians have been intrigued by the extent to which employers like Rugby Australia are able to control the social …
‘Extraordinary act of vandalism’: Burrow calls on Senate to block union-busting bill
The world’s top union leader says the Morrison government’s union-busting legislation has sent “shockwaves around the world”, calling on the Senate crossbench to block it to protect workers’ rights. Sharan …
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COVID-19 employment Issues – a ready reckoner for Australian workers
This post is meant to assist those in Australia to better understand what their legal options are given the COVID-19 pandemic. This commentary is focused on full-time, part-time, or fixed-term …