Industrial relations
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Hospitals
Nurses’ union hit with biggest industrial relations fine in WA history
The Australian Nursing Federation WA has been fined $350,000 for organising a strike and rally attended by about 4000 nurses and midwives last year.
- by Hamish Hastie
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WA firefighters turn backs on minister in tense rally on steps of parliament
Bill Johnston addressed the crowd of about 400 firefighters and members of other unions, but was met with jeers as he began listing the other WA unions that had already accepted the offer.
- by Hamish Hastie
More than 40,000 people are living in modern slavery in Australia
A new global index report has shone a light on the problem occurring much closer to home than we think.
- by Rob Harris
BHP claims proposed labour-hire policy would cost company $1.3b a year
BHP says the proposal would drive up inflation and risk jobs but Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke has hit back at BHP’s costings given the policy is not yet finalised.
- by Rachel Clun
In the orchard, safety net for fruit pickers is full of holes
More than a year after the Fair Work Commission ruled fruit pickers were entitled to a minimum wage, underpayment is not hard to find in the Goulburn Valley.
- by Keith Scott
‘Laptop class in la-la land’: Elon Musk lashes work from home, calls it morally dubious
Elon Musk is calling out people who work from home, saying it’s an insult to those who must show up at the workplace.
- by Sean O'Kane
Opinion
Opinion
Rugg v Ryan: We’ve been denied a powerhouse test case on work ethics
I was conflicted over Rugg v Ryan. Should I back the activist whose work I had always admired? Or should I back the boss because I admired her, ahem, work ethic?
- by Jenna Price
Cleaning out your desk every day? More WA companies save via ‘hot-desking’
Some perceive hot-desking offices as spaces crammed with many small desks that people fight over every day. But one Perth-based company is saving money and seeing workers collaborate better.
- by Linda Parri
‘The scene of the crime’: Striking writers seethe with anger at Netflix
The streaming service is blamed for introducing practices that have made a profession that was always precarious completely unsustainable.
- by Brooks Barnes and Nicole Sperling
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Gig economy
Uber warns gig economy changes could backfire on workers and customers
The tech giant says gig workers might be forced onto rostered shifts in predetermined locations and to work exclusively for one platform under the government’s proposal.
- by Angus Thompson
All scripts to immediately cease: Hollywood writers announce first strike in 15 years
Film and TV screenwriters have walked off the job, slamming “gig economy” like conditions, in a shutdown that threatens the production of future projects.
- by Jake Coyle