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When Worlds Collide? Addressing Sexual Harassment at Work in a WHS Framework

Guidance produced by human rights institutions has largely monopolized the regulatory space for prevention of sexual harassment at work, resulting in longstanding neglect of primary prevention measures. Recently, there has been a shift from reliance on...

Damages for the manner of dismissal after Elisha v Vision Australia [2024] HCA 50

Leigh will give his insights into the decision and its implication from the perspective of one of the barristers briefed for the trial, Court of Appeal, and High Court proceedings. He will unpack the Court’s reasoning and give predictions as to what this could mean...

2024 ALLA Annual General Meeting: Saturday 9 November 2024

The 2024 Annual General Meeting of the Australian Labour Law Association Inc will be held at 2:45pm, Saturday, 9 November 2024 (AEDT), at the Novotel Geelong. Please record your intention to attend, or apology here:...

Workplace Justice Visas: Exploring new reforms to protect migrant workers in Australia

In July 2024, the Federal government introduced the Workplace Justice Visa, a world-first policy that enables temporary migrant workers to remain in Australia in order for workplace exploitation issues to be addressed. Additionally, temporary migrant workers are now...

Closing Loopholes – The reforms to defining employees and casuals in the Fair Work Act

This webinar featured authors of two forthcoming articles in a Special Issue of the Australian Journal of Labour Law examining the substance of the ‘Loopholes’ that were purportedly closed by the Albanese Government led changes to the FW Act. Defining employment –...

Engaging young workers: Union organising, campaigns and strategies

While ABS data continue to show declining trade union membership in Australia, the situation regarding young workers is quite dire: in 2022, only 25 of those aged 15-19 were union members, and only 5% of 20–24 year olds. Attracting young people is therefore vital to...

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Full conference program now available

ALLA is pleased to announce the full conference program is now available via the ALLA website. The program features over 50 papers presented by academics and practitioners from Australia and New Zealand and exploring the impact of recent reforms across all aspects of...

Keynote Speakers announced

ALLA is pleased to announce the 2024 National Conference will open with the Keynote Plenary: Assessing the impact of recent workplace law reforms (Secure Jobs Better Pay Act 2022 & Closing Loopholes Acts 2023 & 2024) featuring The Hon Justice Adam Hatcher,...

Plenary Panel announced

Day two of 2024 National Conference will commence with the Plenary Panel: The advancement of gender equality in Australia and reflections on recent reforms. The panel will be chaired by Dr Amanda Selvarajah, Monash University and feature Dr Anna Cody, Australian Sex...

Early-bird registration now open

Registration is now open for the ALLA 2024 National Conference, early-bird rates are available until 31 August 2024. See the registration page of the website for further details. Early-bird Registration closes 31 August 2024 Student members $300 Students $325 ALLA...