The Federal Government's 'Closing Loopholes' legislation, if passed, will make the numerous enterprise agreements Hays has negotiated with its on-hire workers "irrelevant", its CEO says. read more
The Federal Government's proposed industrial manslaughter laws will see businesses and senior officers face much tougher penalties, but until a prosecution occurs they're unlikely to prompt much change, an employment law specialist says. read more
The 'same job, same pay' provisions of the Closing Loopholes Bill, while "softened" from what was originally feared, will have "really profound effects" if passed in their current form, a lawyer says. read more
The Fair Work Commission has approved a labour hire company's enterprise agreement, containing 'same job, same pay' provisions. Meanwhile, a Commission full bench has accused six employees of engaging in a "sham exercise" when they voted up an EA ahead of the company providing labour hire services. read more
Qantas took unlawful adverse action when deciding to outsource thousands of positions to labour hire workers during the peak of the pandemic, the High Court has today ruled, and the Transport Workers Union will now seek "a substantial penalty". read more
In two separate claims, labour hire workers have failed to prove they were dismissed for prohibited reasons under the Fair Work Act when they were removed from host sites. read more