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Food delivery levy proposed to pay for workers’ comp for the gig economy

Food delivery riders would be protected under a compensation scheme funded by a customer levy on food orders under a landmark proposal to go before the NSW government. The government …

Fair Work Amendment (Supporting Australia’s Jobs and Economic Recovery) Bill 2020

The bill has been framed as a COVID recovery measure in order “to improve the operation and usability of the national industrial relations system,” including by “providing greater certainty and …

Customs Amendment (Banning Goods Produced By Uyghur Forced Labour) Bill 2020

The purpose of the Customs Amendment (Banning Goods Produced By Uyghur Forced Labour) Bill 2020 is to ban the importation of goods from Xinjiang in the People’s Republic of China …

Gig workers get collective bargaining rights

Gig economy workers will be able to collectively bargain for their rates under a new exemption from competition laws for small businesses and independent contractors. The Australian Competition and Consumer …

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Collectivising the gig economy: In the pandemic, it’s a matter of life and death

“A landmark Australian inquiry calls out the gig economy’s rotten core In July 2020, the Report of the Inquiry into the Victorian On-Demand Workforce was released.[1] This was the first full-scale …

Conflict or Cooperation? Australian Union Responses to COVID-19

Read the full blog post here: https://labourlawdownunder.com.au/?p=949 The Australian union movement has experienced long-term membership decline, as have unions in many comparable countries over the last 30 years. Union density …

Unions in the Fair Work Act Decade – and the Aftermath of ‘Change the Rules’

“The decade in which the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) has been in operation has continued to present challenges for the Australian union movement. Despite high hopes that the 2009 legislation’s support …

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TEMPORARY MIGRANTS IN AUSTRALIA DURING COVID-19

“This is the first study to reveal the depth of social exclusion, racism and deeper emotional consequences of Australia’s policies, which have significantly impacted Australia’s global reputation. Three in five …

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‘Garbage’ and ‘cash cows’: temporary migrants describe anguish of exclusion and racism during COVID-19

“In early April, Prime Minister Scott Morrison sent a clear message to temporary visa holders that if they were no longer financially solvent to ride out the pandemic, they were not …

Australia: CORPORATE CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY

On 10 April 2019, the Attorney-General of Australia, the Hon Christian Porter MP, asked the ALRC to undertake, in the space of a year, a comprehensive review of the Commonwealth …

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