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Canberra may need to split workplace reform efforts

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AUSTRALIA

These changes, which focus particularly on casual workers, faced particular lobbying from parts of the business sector, which described them as costly and unnecessary, but they…

Jokowi’s job law will lack impact absent more reforms

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INDONESIA

The job creation law, designed to improve ease of doing business in Indonesia, is an ‘omnibus law’ -- a single law that revises several other laws. Petitions have been launched…

Reform of Japan's working practices grows more urgent

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JAPAN

Labour regulation and workers' rights in Japan.

Indonesia regulation will lead to recurrent protests

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INDONESIA

The regulation will need parliament’s endorsement by the end of its current session to become permanent legislation. In 2021, the Constitutional Court ordered the government to…

Australia's new labour reforms strengthen employees

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AUSTRALIA

Many of the changes were part of Labor’s election campaign in May, and others followed the government’s job summit in September, but last-minute changes involved multi-employer…

Australia’s government eyes post-COVID labour reforms

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AUSTRALIA

This comes as the government prepares to resume efforts to overhaul workplace laws, arguing that these reforms are needed to revive the economy after COVID-19; Morrison has said…

Australian housing bill could prompt early election

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AUSTRALIA

The legislation would establish the Housing Australia Future Fund, which is intended to mobilise long-time public investment in social and affordable housing as the national…

Ending endo risks Philippine labour and employer anger

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PHILIPPINES

Endo is a colloquial expression meaning end-of-contract and refers to the practice of hiring and re-hiring workers on contracts lasting less than six months, the period after…

Australian labour reforms face tough political test

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AUSTRALIA

The reforms are scheduled to be debated in parliament in 2021. The planned changes are a political gamble by the governing Liberal-National coalition.

Unions will push back on labour reform in India

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INDIA

Indian government's plans for labour reform.