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The next ten years: Seyfarth’s partners discuss the future of employment and workplace safety law in Australia
In our previous post celebrating the firm’s decade in Australia, our partners shared their insights into the most significant changes in employment and safety law that have affected leading employers. This post further explores our partners’ perspectives on the major changes and trends that they anticipate will have a major impact on Australian businesses in the next five to ten years. What changes or trends do you foresee that will have a major impact on employers in the next 5-10 years?
Closing Loopholes Just Keeps Getting Better And Better
It is worth noting that under the original timetable of the Hon Tony Burke MP for the Closing Loopholes Bill, it would have been passed as law this week. Instead, in the face of Senate scrutiny, the Bill was pushed into Committee for examination until February 2024. In the time since, fundamental problems with the Bill have been identified (as have been extensively covered in this blog and media commentary). This week, the Australian Government tabled proposed amendments aimed at a tidy up.
Closing Loopholes just keeps getting better and better
It is worth noting that under the original timetable of the Hon Tony Burke MP for the Closing Loopholes Bill, it would have been passed as law this week. Instead, in the face of Senate scrutiny, the Bill was pushed into Committee for examination until February 2024. In the time since, fundamental problems with the Bill have been identified (as have been extensively covered in this blog and media commentary). This week, the Australian Government tabled proposed amendments aimed at a tidy up.
Looking to cut costs? Who you gonna call? | JD Supra
So, the business needs to cut costs. It might want to outsource. Redundancies look inevitable. But you need to be sure: so here comes “McKutters”,” Brains” or another high-priced consultant. Things are getting expensive. Everything is on the table. There’s an enterprise agreement or two driving costs. You could get maintenance cheaper elsewhere. Or how about the supply chain? A 3PL solution can work. The numbers stack up. Your hunch is right – the consultants have confirmed it.
Looking To Cut Costs? Who You Gonna Call?
So, the business needs to cut costs. It might want to outsource. Redundancies look inevitable. But you need to be sure: so here comes a high-priced management consultant. Things are getting expensive. Everything is on the table. There's an enterprise agreement or two driving costs. You could get maintenance cheaper elsewhere. Or how about the supply chain? A 3PL solution can work. The numbers stack up. Your hunch is right – the consultants have confirmed it.
Looking to cut costs? Who you gonna call? McKutters?
So, the business needs to cut costs. It might want to outsource. Redundancies look inevitable. But you need to be sure: so here comes “McKutters”,” Brains” or another high-priced consultant. Things are getting expensive. Everything is on the table. There’s an enterprise agreement or two driving costs. You could get maintenance cheaper elsewhere. Or how about the supply chain? A 3PL solution can work. The numbers stack up. Your hunch is right – the consultants have confirmed it.
Looking to cut costs? Who you gonna call? McKutters?
So, the business needs to cut costs. It might want to outsource. Redundancies look inevitable. But you need to be sure: so here comes “McKutters”,” Brains” or another high-priced consultant. Things are getting expensive. Everything is on the table. There’s an enterprise agreement or two driving costs. You could get maintenance cheaper elsewhere. Or how about the supply chain? A 3PL solution can work. The numbers stack up. Your hunch is right – the consultants have confirmed it.
Closing loopholes or throwing lifelines… | JD Supra
This instalment of our series on the Closing Loopholes Bill considers new measures aimed squarely at union empowerment. The Bill mandates rights for union workplace delegates that must be included in all Modern Awards and future enterprise agreements.
Closing Loopholes Or Throwing Lifelines…
This instalment of our series on the Closing Loopholes Bill considers new measures aimed squarely at union empowerment. The Bill mandates rights for union workplace delegates that must be included in all Modern Awards and future enterprise agreements.
Closing loopholes or throwing lifelines...
At the forefront of new law, in areas where many others dread to walk, Henry is at his finest. For legal advice to be truly effective, it must seize an opportunity or solve a problem, aligned with an organisation strategy – exactly what Henry is known for. Delivering solutions that innovate and focus on the long term. Commercially-minded and outcomes-driven, he is uncompromising when advancing the interests of employers and business owners.
Closing loopholes or creating a noose?
Anything but casual… In the first of our series examining the Closing Loopholes Bill introduced into Parliament yesterday, we look at the new measures for casual employment. The Orwellian title of the Closing Loopholes Bill foreshadows its intentions: casual employment is double-plus-ungood.
Labor's Changes To Labour Strategy
Some of this is guesswork, and the extent of what's coming is uncertain, but: Fixed term arrangements have a limited life. This we know already. Employees have greater rights to flexible work arrangements. Ditto. The use of casuals will be restricted, and casuals will have more rights. For organisations with enterprise agreements, outsourcing work will be limited to using external labour for the same price as that (otherwise) paid internally.
Closing loopholes or creating a noose?
Anything but casual… In the first of our series examining the Closing Loopholes Bill introduced into Parliament yesterday, we look at the new measures for casual employment. The Orwellian title of the Closing Loopholes Bill foreshadows its intentions: casual employment is double-plus-ungood.
Labor’s changes to labour strategy | JD Supra
September 1, 2023 To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: Some of this is guesswork, and the extent of what’s coming is uncertain, but: Fixed term arrangements have a limited life. This we know already. Employees have greater rights to flexible work arrangements. Ditto. The use of casuals will be restricted, and casuals will have more rights.
Labor’s changes to labour strategy
Some of this is guesswork, and the extent of what’s coming is uncertain, but: Fixed term arrangements have a limited life. This we know already. Employees have greater rights to flexible work arrangements. Ditto. The use of casuals will be restricted, and casuals will have more rights. For organisations with enterprise agreements, outsourcing work will be limited to using external labour for the same price as that (otherwise) paid internally.
Labor’s changes to labour strategy
At the forefront of new law, in areas where many others dread to walk, Henry is at his finest. For legal advice to be truly effective, it must seize an opportunity or solve a problem, aligned with an organisation strategy – exactly what Henry is known for. Delivering solutions that innovate and focus on the long term. Commercially-minded and outcomes-driven, he is uncompromising when advancing the interests of employers and business owners.
Labor’s changes to labour strategy
At the forefront of new law, in areas where many others dread to walk, Henry is at his finest. For legal advice to be truly effective, it must seize an opportunity or solve a problem, aligned with an organisation strategy – exactly what Henry is known for. Delivering solutions that innovate and focus on the long term. Commercially-minded and outcomes-driven, he is uncompromising when advancing the interests of employers and business owners.
United we stand. But lawfully.
Trade union conduct is constantly changing, and our team have observed trends that are reshaping the boundaries, and that have already begun to impact our clients. On the policy front, the conservative government has implemented three measures addressing unlawful behaviour by unions and their members based on the findings of former High Court Justice John Dyson Heydon AC QC in the Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption in 2015.
United we stand. But lawfully.
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