by AIER admin | Oct 10, 2017 | Discussion Papers, General, Ron McCallum Debate
2017 Ron McCallum Debate discussion paper
by Clare Ozich | Oct 9, 2017 | Events, General, Presentations
AIER recently attended the Industrial Relations Society of Queensland’s annual convention. The theme was “Back to the Future”. Our presentation included the AIER’s analysis of why the workplace relations system is broken, including the march of...
by AIER admin | Aug 29, 2017 | General, Ron McCallum Debate
The system is broken. What is the fix? There is a growing recognition across the community that the workplace relations system is broken. Large scale exploitation, low wage growth and declining levels of unionisation point to the system failing workers. Business,...
by AIER admin | Jun 19, 2017 | Events, General
The AIER, along with the NUW and ASU, ran a successful workshop at the recent Progress conference on how to create decent and fair workplaces in progressive organisations. Despite working towards a better world in various ways, many progressive organisations fail to...
by AIER admin | May 2, 2017 | General, Submissions
AIER made a submission to the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Inquiry into a Modern Slavery Act for Australia. The submission focuses on regulating corporations in relation to their supply chains.Globalisation has ensured that many, if...
by AIER admin | Feb 23, 2017 | General
The Fair Work Commission today handed down its decision to reduce Sunday and public holiday penalty rates in the hospitality and retail sectors. The decision will mean hundreds of thousands of workers will take home less pay. At a time of record low wage growth in the...
