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Fact sheet

Workplace sexual harassment


Survey results show significant gaps in leaders’ awareness of their responsibilities when it comes to workplace sexual harrassment. This factsheet highlights the work still needed to help workplaces and leaders protect employees.
Discussion paper

Corporate criminal liability: an options paper


This options paper outlines the ways the UK Government can improve the law to ensure that corporations are effectively held to account for committing serious crimes.
Policy report

Super scandalous: how to fix the $5 billion scourge of unpaid super


Unpaid super affects more than a quarter of employees, costing each affected worker an average of $1,700 per year. This report points to four policy reforms and the need for a visible, proactive regulator to ensure Australian workers are not deprived of their employer super contributions.
Report

Not just work: ending the exploitation of refugee and migrant workers


Employment is widely recognised as the most vital step for successful settlement in a new country. However, recently arrived migrant and refugee workers face many barriers. Finding employment is difficult. For those who do find work, exploitation is widespread. Exploited workers are not aware of their rights, and rarely access help to enforce the law...
Journal article

Fraudulent transactions affecting employees: some new perspectives on the liability of advisers

Fraudulent phoenix activity and sham contracting are well-recognised issues in the context of protecting employees’ remuneration entitlements, both during the life of a company and after it has collapsed through insolvency. To date, much of the emphasis in dealing with these problems has been on the businesses’ controllers. This paper takes a different approach and...