Laurie Berg

Jan 12, 2025 | smartcompany.com.au | David Adams |Laurie Berg |Bassina Farbenblum

Opposition leader Peter Dutton has pledged to lift the instant asset write-off to $30,000 on an ongoing basis and wind back major industrial relations reforms, putting promises to small business at the centre of the Coalition’s election campaign. Assisting small businesses will “unleash the potential of the marketplace”, Dutton told supporters in Melbourne on Sunday, ahead of an election due by May 17.

Jul 28, 2024 | smartcompany.com.au | Laurie Berg |Bassina Farbenblum

Migrant worker exploitation is entrenched in workplaces across Australia. Tragically, a deep fear of immigration consequences means most unlawful employer conduct goes unreported. On Wednesday, however, the government officially launched a two-year pilot of innovative visa reforms that could bring these workers out of the shadows. A new short-term “workplace justice visa” will allow migrant workers to stay and work in Australia for six months while they pursue a labour claim.

Jul 25, 2024 | theconversation.com | Laurie Berg |Bassina Farbenblum

Migrant worker exploitation is entrenched in workplaces across Australia. Tragically, a deep fear of immigration consequences means most unlawful employer conduct goes unreported. On Wednesday, however, the government officially launched a two-year pilot of innovative visa reforms that could bring these workers out of the shadows. A new short-term “workplace justice visa” will allow migrant workers to stay and work in Australia for six months while they pursue a labour claim.

Jun 20, 2024 | phys.org | Laurie Berg |Bassina Farbenblum

The widespread underpayment of migrant workers in Australia is now well-documented. The vast majority never recover the wages they are owed. In 2009, the federal "small claims" court process was established in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia.

Jun 19, 2024 | thetimes.com.au | Laurie Berg

The widespread underpayment of migrant workers[1] in Australia is now well-documented. The vast majority never recover[2] the wages they are owed. In 2009, the federal “small claims” court process was established in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia. The idea was to give workers a simple and accessible forum[3] to claim unpaid wages and entitlements from their employers – without needing a lawyer.