Tag: gig economy

Gig job reform not a priority

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Australian Industry Group chief executive Innes Willox has urged the government to move forward in reforming existing workplace relations laws, but says the rise of gig economy jobs should...

McManus on gig economy problems

Posted on   |  by James Riley
ACTU chief Sally McManus has logged a claim for a big wage rise for Australian workers saying industrial relations law is a decade behind the gig economy and needs...

Westacott on our sleepy future

Posted on   |  by James Riley
After 26 years of uninterrupted economic growth, Australian business is asleep at the wheel warns Jennifer Westacott, chief executive of the Business Council of Australia. Unlike other nations which...

Govt funds gig economy platform

Posted on   |  by James Riley
The federal government will spend $1.4 million on a platform to push just 80 unemployed young Australians into gig economy work with the likes Uber and Airtasker in a...