Insightful commentary and analysis from the H.R. Nicholls Society and guest contributors. Challenging the status quo and driving the conversation on workplace relations, productivity, and economic reform.
Workplace follies: Labor regulations are driving businesses broke or offshore
A reckoning in workplace relations is inevitable, and the $140 million financial hit Woolworths suffered in December from a near-three-week strike underscores just how harsh it could be.
ACTU: imposing union control over AI?
The AI train will not pause while the ACTU and the government develop an Australian regulatory regime. A regulatory scheme based around third-party intervention, arbitration and centrally-mandated wage and hours trade-offs would be disastrous.
Wellbeing trend employers need to take leave of
Large private and government employers may find delving too far into “wellbeing leave” has adverse consequences.
The DP World Dispute – An Assessment
The DP World docks dispute is over. Negotiations started in March 2023, industrial action commenced in October 2023 and a settlement was reached in February 2024