Although this section focusses on employment and industrial relations, there has been a strong emphasis on young unemployment and government responses, because these have been the key current issues.
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So much for consensus: Morrison government’s industrial relations bill is a business wish list Jim Stanford writes in The Conversation (10.12.20) about the federal Coalition's planned changes to workplace laws, suggesting the Morriso... More » |
We should simplify our industrial relations system, but not in the way big business wants TJ Ryan Foundation Research Associate David Peetz writes in The Conversation (8.5.20) about how enterprise bargaining provisions take up s... More » |
Bill Shorten’s promise of a living wage is both realistic and necessary. But it’s not enough In a new series of articles in The Conversation on wages, industrial relations, Labor and the union movement, Andreas Ortmann (7.5.19)&nbs... More » |
The TJ Ryan Foundation, in conjunction with the Queensland Council of Unions and the Australian Council of Trade Unions, is pleased to present the ... More » |
Almost one in five Queensland workers likely victims of wage theft Felicity Caldwell reports in the Brisbane Times (12.11.18) on a new McKell Institute report into the impact of wage theft on Queensland wo... More » |
BLHA/SEARCH event: 'Women's work: The struggles of women in employment' The Brisbane Labour History Association and the SEARCH Foundation will co-host a panel discussion on issues affecting women in the workplace. Under... More » |
What the stoush between the federal government and the CFMMEU is really about TJ Ryan Foundation Research Associate, David Peetz, writes in The Conversation (24.9.18) that the stand-off between the Morrison governmen... More » |
Why industrial manslaughter laws are unlikely to save lives in the workplace Rick Sarre writes in The Conversation (5.6.18) that simply having an offence of industrial manslaughter on the statute books cannot b... More » |
Australia’s insecure work crisis: fixing it for the future The Analysis & Policy Observatory carries a link (21.5.18) to an Australian Council of Trade Unions report on the growing pr... More » |
Why union members earn higher wages than their non-union colleagues Craig MacMillan and colleagues write in The Conversation (20.3.18) about their research which finds that union members earn higher wages b... More » |
TJ Ryan Foundation 4th anniversary event Join the TJ Ryan Foundation for a morning event and keynote address to mark our fourth anniversary. Hear from keynote speaker, David Peetz, Profess... More » |
Slashing penalty rates: a misguided response to problems of the past TJ Ryan Foundation Board member, John Quiggin, writes in The Conversation (10.10.17) about a Senate committee decision to reject the ... More » |
Tip of the iceberg: weekend work and penalty pay in 108 Australian industries Policy Online carries a link (2.5.17) to a report from The Australia Institute's Centre for Future Work which details previously unpu... More » |
Alt-unionism: why businesses may be better with the devil they know Sarah Kaine and Emmanuel Josserand write in The Conversation (4.4.17) that a decline in union membership has left a void in the indus... More » |
Government cracks down on secret company payments to unions Michelle Grattan writes in The Conversation (20.3.17) about new federal government proposals to impose harsh penalties upon companies maki... More » |
'Anarcho-Marxist claptrap' and the rule of law Peter Mares writes in Inside Story (17.3.17) about the fervent reaction to comments by new ACTU Secretary, Sally McManus, suggesting that ... More » |
Greens leader Richard Di Natale on the future of work Michelle Grattan writes in The Conversation (15.3.17) that Greens leader Richard Di Natale is calling for a reimagining of the way Au... More » |
Explainer: Queensland's sugar marketing dispute and why it is giving the National Party a headache The ABC's Marty McCarthy reports (28.2.17) on the political ramifications of a sugar industry dispute in north Queensland, which has the state's LN... More » |
Cutting Sunday penalty rates will hurt young people the most Shirley Jackson writes in The Conversation (23.2.17) about the decision by the Fair Work Commission to cut Sunday penalty rates for certai... More » |
Work councils could be the future of Australian industrial democracy in an ABCC world Eugene Schofield-Georgeson writes in The Conversation (17.2.17) about implications of the passage of the federal government's ABCC legisla... More » |
David Peetz: Why everybody knows CEOs are overpaid, but nothing happens David Peetz writes in Pearls and Irritations (9.2.17) about the justifiable concern of many that company CEOs in Australia and elsewhere a... More » |
Why we should put 'basic' before 'universal' in the pursuit of income equality TJ Ryan Foundation Board member, John Quiggin, comments in The Guardian (7.2.17) on the current popularity in some economic circles of the... More » |
How regions can persuade fly-in fly-out workers to live locally Riccardo Welters and Christopher Nicholas write in The Conversation (6.2.17) about the challenges faced by regional communities dealing wi... More » |
$5m fund to help Stradbroke Island sand miners The Brisbane Times reports (14.12.16) on the State Government's plans to assist workers at North Stradbroke Island's sand mines to 'transi... More » |
Restoring the construction watchdog ABCC: experts respond David Peetz and others comment in The Conversation (1.12.16) about the reintroduciton of the Australian Building and Construction Com... More » |