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Rudderless in a Sea of Choices: The Defeat of Your Rights At Work
Monday, 1 Dec, 2008 – 5:21 | No Comment
Rudderless in a Sea of Choices: The Defeat of Your Rights At Work

Rudderless in a Sea of Choices The Defeat of Your Rights At Work—Analysis and a Possible Response by Harry Glasbeek
The Federal government has laid out its proposals to revamp the federal industrial relations regime. We …

Being dismissed - “Fair” Work Bill: Devils in the details
Thursday, 27 Nov, 2008 – 18:55 | No Comment
Being dismissed - “Fair” Work Bill: Devils in the details

The “Fair” Work Bill: Devils in the details Being dismissed through redundancy.
A minimalist reform, already practiced by reasonable employers, is a requirement to notify redundancies to Centrelink section 530 and the union. Employers dismissing workers …

Labor keeps WorkChoices restrictions on the right to strike
Tuesday, 25 Nov, 2008 – 16:32 | No Comment
Labor keeps WorkChoices restrictions on the right to strike

WorkChoices unfair restrictions on the right to strike is retained in the ‘Fair’ Work Bill. The analysis I presented posted under the heading of ‘right to strike’ applies, see feature ‘Government to deny the …

Ewing advice on labour law
Sunday, 23 Nov, 2008 – 23:16 | No Comment
Ewing advice on labour law

Professor Keith Ewing, UK and international labour law expert, compares and contrasts labour law reforms bewteen UK in the Blair years and Australia’s proposed Fair Work Australia. Catalyst and AIER had Professor Ewing addressing meetings …

Canberra protest ABCC rally 26 November
Wednesday, 19 Nov, 2008 – 0:06 | No Comment
Canberra protest ABCC rally 26 November

From Kim Sattler Secretary Unions ACT There is a rally on Wednesday 26 November outside Parliament House at 12noon to protest against the unfair ABCC legislation which affects all construction workers. A petition will be …

Avoid UK labour law pitfalls
Tuesday, 11 Nov, 2008 – 3:48 | No Comment
Avoid UK labour law pitfalls

King’s College professor of law Keith Ewing drew parallels between Australia and the UK experience following the introduction of new union recognition laws by the Blair Government in his speech to the seminar.
He said that …