Law Reform and Social Justice Program — ANU College of Law
The Australian Government’s 2016 Budget introduced a number of proposed changes to the labour regulatory framework. Among these is a new 32.5% tax on earnings by short-term migrant workers in the Seasonal Worker Program (referred to altogether as ‘backpackers’).
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On Monday this week, ACT prosecutors dropped a high profile case against a multinational company and an engineer, implicated in the death of construction worker Ben Cantanzariti on a worksite in the Kingston Foreshore in 2012. A concrete pump had … Read the rest
Last night (Thursday 12 May 2016), London hosted the Anti-Corruption Summit. Attended by world leaders, business people, professionals, interest groups and other organisations, the summit is the first of its kind. With three main objectives, the summit was designed to … Read the rest
The Anti-Corruption Summit is currently being held in London.
You can watch the Summit live on The Guardian’s website HERE http://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2016/may/12/david-cameron-london-anti-corruption-summit-live
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The Federal Court yesterday handed down the largest fine yet applied for the underpayment of employees, ordering that a 7-Eleven franchisee pay a total of $214,000 for underpaying two workers.
Judge Justin Smith justified the record fine by stating that … Read the rest
Earlier this month, the OECD released its report on labour market policy in Australia, focusing on the necessity of reintegrating disadvantaged laid-off workers into the labour market through ‘intensive employment services.’ In light of the recent closures of a number … Read the rest
The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists has announced it will release an interactive and searchable database of firms, companies, trusts, foundations, tax havens, linking people in over 200 countries and territories, implicated in the Panama Papers investigation. The release of … Read the rest
This article addresses a key question: should it be compulsory for tertiary business students to undertake a compulsory and in-depth ethics course? Timely posited in the wake of a number of contemporary corporate scandals, including Volkswagen’s emissions cheating scheme, the … Read the rest
The Panama Papers scandal continues to spark calls for transparency and accountability. Investigations are underway left, right and centre. But before Panama, was LuxLeaks – leaked documents and confidential information led to the exposure of arrangements and tax deals that … Read the rest
With the recent spotlight on Unaoil’s role in facilitating bribery on a global scale, calls have been made for individual countries, Australia included, to increase (or implement) measures to prevent such behaviour.
Late last week, Transparency International Chair, Anthony Whealy … Read the rest