Inside IR EP27: Managing picket lines at the workplace – The crossover between IR and safety

Recorded 22 May 2025

In this episode, the team share their extensive experience in working alongside clients in managing pickets outside their workplaces and reflect on what they see as an increasing frequency of workplace pickets. Steve, Emma and Rohan reflect on the harm that obstructive pickets can cause, the psychosocial health and safety risks that they sometimes present, and share tips on how employers and principals can promote safe access to and egress from their worksites during these events.

Inside IR EP26: Election Special

Recorded 31 March 2025

This election special of Inside IR looks at the upcoming 2025 Australian Federal Election through an industrial relations and employment lens. Given the vast amount of reform over the last 3 years, what does the next term of federal politics look like?

Safety Leadership Series 2024: Investigating and reflecting on incidents in a robust regulatory landscape

We discuss the trends in how organisations are responding to and reflecting on incidents and issues which give rise to legal, regulatory and reputational risk.

The Panel discuss the way in which organisations have adapted to the change in the regulatory, legal and risk landscape and how are organisations investigating, reflecting on and learning in the face of robust regulator and stakeholder interactions.

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Employment & IR Briefing Series: "Closing Loopholes" reforms, including the contentious right to disconnect amendments

In our first Employment & IR Briefing Series for 2024, the team discuss the second tranche of "Closing Loopholes" reforms, including the contentious right to disconnect amendments.

In this session, our expert panel dive into how the current Australian IR and workplace reforms are beginning to play out across the country – in particular regulated labour hire arrangement (same job same pay) orders, intractable bargaining, and engaging contingent workers and employees on fixed term contracts.

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