On Wednesday, the Fair Work Commission (FWC) ordered that all industrial action in the New South Wales (NSW) rail workers’ dispute with the state Labor government be suspended until July 1. Rail, Tram ...

As the Qantas dispute moves into the arbitration phase in Fair Work Australia (FWA), it is timely to consider whether the tests for access to arbitration under the Fair Work Act need refining.

The Fair Work Act has narrowed the scope of redundancy requirements while expanding employers’ obligations to their employees. Lisa Berton outlines the changes the new regime has introduced and the ...

Lisa Heap is affiliated with the Centre for Future Work at the Australia Institute and is Secretary of the Association of Industrial Relations Academics Australia and New Zealand. This International ...