This paper outlines a vision for a pro-employment, small-business friendly, simplified and responsive workplace relations system. It proposes review and reform of the Fair Work Act, which the authors argue is increasingly unfit for purpose and puts undue burden on small business operators.

New work rights and higher wages in sectors like aged care are closing the gender pay gap, which is now shrinking by 1.3 percentage points on average each year. This report outlines 20 major reforms under the current Australian Government that have contributed to the quicker narrowing of the gender pay gap.

This report considers the operation and impact of the paid family and domestic violence leave entitlement on small businesses, sole traders and people experiencing family and domestic violence since its commencement in 2023. It finds that the entitlement is operating as intended and is strongly supported across stakeholder groups.

Organisations in Australia are using blood analysis as a means of screening future employees for ‘health risks’ that they allege may impact on their performance of work. This report examines the need for new provisions within either or both privacy or workplace relations laws that set out the rights of workers to protect their sensitive...

This paper examines the experience of employment problems that raise legal issues for people aged 18 to 24. The authors explore problem prevalence, adverse consequences, including impacts to mental health, what, if anything, was done to try to resolve employment problems, and what the outcomes were.