Employers found to be deliberately or recklessly engaging in wage theft could find themselves in jail, after the Palaszczuk Government accepted in principle making wage theft a criminal offence fol
Published 18 February 2019
Industrial Relations Minister Grace Grace has today announced the appointment of a new Vice President of the Industrial Court of Queensland as well as two new appointments to the Queensland Industr
Published 14 December 2018
A parliamentary inquiry into wage theft in Queensland has made 17 recommendations aimed at eliminating the practice and ensuring workers get a fair day’s pay for a fair day’s work.
Published 18 November 2018
Industrial Relations Minister Grace Grace welcomed today’s decision of the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission (QIRC) to increase award rates of pay for Queensland’s lowest paid workers covered by the state industrial relations jurisdiction.
Published 29 August 2018
Safe Work Australia has published a consultation regulation impact statement (consultation RIS) for the workplace exposure standards framework.
Published 03 August 2018
Industrial Relations Minister Grace Grace has announced the Queensland Government will set world-class safety standards for the theme park and amusement ride industry.
Published 03 August 2018
Time is running out for Queensland workplaces to enter the 2018 Safe Work and Return to Work Awards, with nominations closing on Friday 6 July.
Published 06 July 2018
An independent review of Queensland’s workers’ compensation scheme, tabled in Parliament today, has found the scheme is performing well and does not require major reform.
Published 06 July 2018
Primary school students in rural and regional Queensland are reminded to enter the Queensland farm safety calendar competition before it closes on 29 June.
Published 06 July 2018
Labour hire providers have until tomorrow (Friday 15 June) to apply for a licence, under the Palaszczuk Government’s new labour hire laws.
Published 06 July 2018
