This NRL season has seen it’s normal amount of controversy over players’ contracts. Notably the the Daly Cherry Evans backflip, and Chris Sandow ‘s abrupt release from the Eels. But the Wests Tigers Robbie Farah news last week takes the cake as a clear indication that the a Contract of Employment in the NRL is worth less than […]
It is irrefutable that the business community faces unique and difficult challenges, as globalisation and technological advancement continue to surge forward. The neo-liberal economic Well of everlasting growth and prosperity, dug by Thatcher and Reagan in the 80s, while perhaps not having run completely dry, is certainly showing itself to be not quite as ‘everlasting’ […]
News that Joe Hockey was unsuccessful in his costs dispute with Fairfax was even more keenly reported than the defamation judgment itself. Some reports indicate that Hockey has spent close to $800,000 on legal fees, leaving him half a million out of pocket once he receives his damages, interest and the 15% or ordinary costs awarded. […]
The announcement by the Fair Work Commission yesterday to increase the minimum wage was uncontroversial. The new rate of $17.29, will represent a $16 increase per week for full time employees. But what’s interesting about this is the way that it’s been described. This article suggesting that “Australia’s lowest paid workers” will have an […]
Perhaps the most alarming finding of recent Royal Commission into Institutional response to child abuse has been the fact that some of the ‘elite’ institutions, regarded by many as a society’s leading organisations, have turned the blindest of eyes to the activities of their employees. This is proof that whatever our contemporary conceptions of equality may […]
We have spoken a few times this year in general terms about penalty rates, but I wanted to make some specific comments on the restaurant industry. I have advised many restaurants, and have concerns that their industry groups are focusing too much attention on political lobbying regarding Modern Award conditions and penalty rates. I believe the […]