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Category: Employment Relations

CDU EXPERT: Is Amazon’s trade of AI for humans the beginning of a corporate trend?

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21 NOVEMBER, 2025   Who: Charles Darwin University adjunct Associate Professor Niusha Shafiabady and Associate Professor Mamoun Alazab  Topics:  AI-related corporate layoffs  Social impact of replacing humans with AI in the workforce  Vulnerabilities linked to overreliance on AI in workplaces  Contact details: Call +61 8 8946 6721 or email [email protected] to arrange an interview.  Quotes attributable to Associate Professor Niusha Shafiabady:  “The … Continued

Migrant workers reluctant to take sicks days, new data shows

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Migrant workers are pushing through illness, taking far fewer sick days, if any, than the average Australian, because of a lack of awareness of their employee entitlements, a landmark Bupa Whitepaper has revealed.   The Hidden Strain on Migrant Health Whitepaper found more than a third (39%) of migrant workers had never taken a single … Continued

BHP must compensate workers over unlawful Christmas rostering

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BHP has been ordered to compensate 85 coal mine workers employed by its Operations Services labour hire arm for unlawfully requiring them to work Christmas and Boxing Day without providing a reasonable right of refusal. The workers have been compensated between $800 and $2400 each ($83,700 in total), for being required to work the public … Continued

*** MEDIA ALERT *** Union Demands Urgent Action After 3rd Vicious Prison Assault

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What: Stop work rally today (200+ Correctional Officers) When: 12:30pm, Wednesday 5 November 2025Where: 229 Henley Beach Road, Torrensville SA 5031 (Tom Koutsantonis’ electorate office) Union Demands Urgent Action After 3rd Vicious Prison Assault The union representing South Australian Correctional Officers has condemned a third violent assault inside a state prison – this time at … Continued

Call for national inquiry into racism in Australian workplaces

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What: Media conference calling for a national inquiry into racism in workplaces across Australia  When: Wednesday 5 November, 11.15am AEDT  Where: Second Floor, Mural Hall, Parliament House, Canberra  Australia’s Race Discrimination Commissioner Giridharan Sivaraman together with President of Australian Council of Trade Unions Michele O’Neil, Professor Nareen Young from the University of Technology Sydney’s Jumbanna Institute, academics, community leaders and advocates are calling for a national inquiry into racism in Australian workplaces.    Media Contact:  … Continued

Call for national inquiry into racism in Australian workplaces

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What: Media conference calling for a national inquiry into racism in workplaces across Australia  When: Wednesday 5 November, 11.15am AEDT  Where: Ground Floor Courtyard 28L, Parliament House, Canberra  Australia’s Race Discrimination Commissioner Giridharan Sivaraman, Australian Council of Trade Unions President Michele O’Neil and Professor Nareen Young from the University of Technology Sydney’s Jumbanna Institute, together with academics, community leaders and social justice … Continued