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.
A Non-productive treasurer
Jim Chalmers has declared Australia to be a productivity free zone until 2031 in what was the most honest economic statement of the Albanese Government.
There is no denying who and what is to blame for this.
Sackable Offence, Payable Outcome
Unfair dismissal claims are fast becoming the default rather than the exception. This costs businesses big and small in time and resources and often just ends up in go away money.
More failures in union leadership
Australia needs a system that reflects the true position of union representation. Freedom to select agreement types, freedom to not join a union, and the freedom to work flexibly as a casual, contractor, labour hire, or gig worker must be central to our workplace relations system.
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.
