Yesterday
Union growth is back under Labor after a decade of decline
The ACTU says a return to collective bargaining under the Albanese government has helped unions increase their membership to 13 per cent of the workforce.
- David Marin-Guzman and Michael Read
Melbourne Uni’s $72m deal to settle backpay case sets precedent
The University of Melbourne has agreed to overhaul its compliance systems in an underpayment settlement that the regulator says sets the bar for large employers.
- David Marin-Guzman
This Month
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- Queensland votes
Labor paid $30m to union-backed bodies in dying hours of Qld rule
Despite promising the money as part of its re-election bid, the state government paid it to union-backed training organisations a day before entering caretaker mode.
- David Marin-Guzman and James Hall
Woolworths scrambles to restock shelves after strike ends
A deal has been struck between the supermarket giant and union workers, ending pickets of key warehouses that have left shelves bare for weeks.
- Samantha Lock and Adrian Black
Woolworths has partial win in union blockade leaving shelves bare
The retailer’s win at the Fair Work Commission could dent an indefinite strike that has cost it more than $50 million.
- David Marin-Guzman and Carrie LaFrenz
ANU leaders berate staff over leaks, voice support for Bell
Senior executives at ANU have berated staff for leaking confidential information and say revelations have painted a false picture of the university’s culture.
- Julie Hare
- Investigation
- CFMEU
How builders got captured by the CFMEU’s $1.2b redundancy fund
Master Builders Victoria’s solvency relies on millions of dollars in grants from the John Setka-backed Incolink fund, which whistleblowers say has created a huge conflict of interest.
- David Marin-Guzman
- Exclusive
- Industrial relations
Builders lobby ‘entirely reliant’ on CFMEU millions
The key employer group for builders in Victoria relies on multimillion-dollar grants to stay afloat, creating potential conflicts of interest in its bargaining with the CFMEU, a whistleblower complaint alleges.
- David Marin-Guzman
- Exclusive
- Workplace
ANU deans hauled in for ‘change management’ meetings
Three of the Australian National University’s seven college leaders were summoned to meetings this week where they were told the governing council had lost confidence in them.
- Julie Hare
Australia’s 50 highest-paid CEOs in 2024 revealed
Macquarie Group’s Shemara Wikramanayake is Australia’s best-paid CEO for the fourth year in a row.
- Patrick Durkin
Investigation launched into claims ousted CFMEU boss used CCTV to spy
The Fair Work Commission investigation into former NSW union boss Darren Greenfield is the first under Labor’s laws that prevent former officials obstructing the administration of the CFMEU.
- David Marin-Guzman
Breakthrough in crippling dispute holding up housing, roads for months
One of the most damaging industrial actions in the country may come to a stop after Ausgrid power workers ended four months of work bans after striking a deal.
- David Marin-Guzman
Push for McDonald’s pay rise shows danger of Labor’s laws, says BCA
Multi-employer bargaining has extended far beyond original intentions, according to the business lobby, including east coast miners and the fast food sector.
- David Marin-Guzman
Labor created loophole for CFMEU to delay projects: builders
Builders have accused the union of exploiting Labor’s new laws for safety delegates to get around “fit and proper” restrictions on entering building sites, disrupting projects.
- David Marin-Guzman
Woolworths shelves empty across Melbourne as union blocks deliveries
The scenes are reminiscent of the panic shopping and supply chain problems during the COVID-19 years.
- David Marin-Guzman
ACTU pushes for Labor to expand WFH rights
The ACTU is pushing to expand workers’ rights to challenge work-from-home refusals and raise the threshold for bosses to reject them.
- David Marin-Guzman
‘Brain drain’: When return-to-office mandates backfire
Employees quit their jobs in higher numbers when told to return to the office, according to a new analysis of S&P 500 firms.
- Euan Black
November
Business calls for Labor to repeal ‘disastrous’ IR laws
A major employer group is urging for the repeal of major parts of Labor’s bargaining laws as part of a review that may inform the next election.
- David Marin-Guzman
Union demands could delay pay rise for childcare workers
Childcare providers are scrambling to meet a government funding condition to have a workplace agreement in place, warning a push to have a union deal could delay pay rises for months.
- David Marin-Guzman
- Exclusive
- CFMEU
Before Setka’s PTSD claim, this organiser tried to sue the CFMEU
As it faces John Setka’s compensation claim for PTSD, the CFMEU is also being sued for negligence over the alleged group assault of an organiser.
- David Marin-Guzman
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Thriving amid recruitment’s ‘champagne and razor blades’
Even as recruitment has been on a roller coaster of ups and downs over the past five years, entrepreneurs Blake Thompson and Declan Kluver saw the opportunity to create a new business they wished had been there to support their earlier forays into the industry.
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- Skills shortage
The big trend working against the PM’s 1.2m homes target
Painter Gavin Sas wants to hire an apprentice to expand his business, but the initial cost is too high. It’s a small part of a bigger problem.
- Euan Black
- Opinion
- Gender equality
Rio Tinto diversity backlash shows men are key to inclusive workplaces
Resistance to cultural changes shows advocates need to strengthen the “why” about gender equality and not talk into their own echo chamber.
- Susan Lloyd-Hurwitz
Why the backlash from men is threatening gender targets
Mining behemoth Rio Tinto is not the only company to discover pockets of male employees who resent the push for greater diversity.
- Sally Patten
How Chris Lucas came to know the secrets of the rich and powerful
One of Melbourne’s top restaurateurs, Chris Lucas, is expanding across the country, but he is keeping old-fashioned values at the heart of his operations.
- Patrick Durkin
