Labor's imminent industrial relations changes, which include a first-ever "definition of what an employee is", represent a union "wish list" rather than addressing legitimate loopholes, employer groups say.
Employers that seek to voluntarily restructure their workforce to take advantage of artificial intelligence technologies will have a responsibility to support and upskill their current employees to prevent unnecessary redundancies, Labor is proposing in a draft policy.
The Federal Government has introduced a bill to establish a "new specialist parliamentary human resources agency", to better deal with workplace misconduct.
Employment Minister Tony Burke has today revealed some details of a "new pathway" for casual workers to seek permanency, which could kick in after six months of regular employment.
Employers' psychosocial risk obligations represent a "new dawn" for HR, where this area can no longer be viewed as a workplace health and safety issue. Watch this webcast to understand how psychosocial risks intersect with almost every aspect of employment law and people management.
Ahead of the Federal Government's next tranche of industrial relations legislation, an employer group has spoken out about the risk of redefining what constitutes a 'casual employee'.
Employers' obligations regarding flexible work, unpaid parental leave and enterprise bargaining change today, while more industrial relations reforms are coming into effect soon.
The laws around engaging casual and contract workers have changed drastically this year. Understand how this affects your organisation by attending this HR Daily webinar.
From August, employees will have a legislated right to disconnect from work. Understand what this means for your organisation by watching this HR Daily Premium webcast.
