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For the sake of our future living standards we need to address Australia’s woeful productivity performance. There is a clear link between regulatory settings and productivity and we have a shining example to rely on that delivered impressive productivity improvements. The Hawke/Keating reforms were based on compelling analysis from the business community and delivered with bipartisan support. This experience needs to be repeated. The obvious solution should not be a pipe dream.

Securing productivity gains is a key focus of companies and public sector organisations, both in major staffing decisions and particularly in enterprise bargaining in Australia. My colleague, the Hon Graeme Watson, wrote a great Op Ed on how labour reforms are hampering productivity, a topic that we expect to be front and centre in the Federal election #productivity

"There is now strong evidence that workplace relations laws that fail to enhance productivity are bound to undermine living standards." With everything recently seen in the global anti-incumbent swing and impact of economic disaffection, huge political opportunity for reform that makes productivity sexy again? Great read from the Hon Graeme Watson Meredith Paynter Jerome Tse The Hon Gabrielle Upton FAICD FRSN

We are working super hard on keeping you updated on the proposals and today’s article looks at the Labour Party’s commitment to ending what it calls, “one sided flexibility”. If Labour wins the election, how will its proposals in relation to zero-hour contracts and shift scheduling achieve this? Have a read… #generalelection #labourparty #employmentlaw #zerohours

Unions and the NLRB are experiencing a surge in organizing activity and election petitions. Discover what’s driving this trend, its impact on employers, and key developments covered by Anne Yuengert and Lily Rucker in the latest post on the Labor & Employment Insights blog. [https://lnkd.in/eFWXttwp]

Following the General Election announcement on July 4th 2024, the Labour Party published its ‘Make Work Pay’ policy paper. In this recent article, Sam Evans summarises the key employment components of the paper. Read the full article here: https://bit.ly/3z8BjeS #AcuityLaw #EmploymentLaw #GeneralElection2024 #LabourPartyPlans

📢📢📢 Employers who are still reeling from the FTC's new rule on non-competes, our Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP L&E team has some practical tips on how to handle the fallout in the next few months!

Following their decisive victory in the recent General Election, Labour is poised to implement sweeping reforms that will significantly impact businesses across the UK. What will this mean for your business ? What you need to prepare for. #UKelection #UKBusinessNews #HRNews

In May 2024, the Labour Party published Labour’s Plan to Make Work Pay, setting out policy proposals for the workforce if the party is elected to government in the upcoming general election. Read more about the proposed reforms in our blog. https://hubs.ly/Q02zFZcn0 #labourparty #employmentlaw #election2024

THE LABOUR PARTY MANIFESTO📢 The Labour Party have published their manifesto with key pledges on business and employment, including focuses on fair wages, worker rights, and job security. Labour aims to implement key changes within the first 100 days of taking office. Read the full article and sign up for our newsletter for weekly updates: https://lnkd.in/enbpCgqV #LabourParty #GeneralElection #EmploymentLaw #BusinessSupport #LabourManifesto