How the IR reform bill could affect you: Job certainty or lower pay?

Speaking to nestegg, Mr Neil said: “I have seen comments or suggestions that casual workers have been underpaid on large scale. I don’t accept that that is an accurate description of what has happened.”…

Australia’s unemployment rate is creeping up but the real danger is underemployment

Ian Neil SC, a leading barrister in employment and industrial law, argues that the conclusion of JobKeeper will have broader economic impacts beyond the labour market. …

Cancelled orders for Australian coal and what happens when home becomes a workplace?

Australia sells a lot of coal to China. … Plus, the evolving implications of so many of us working from home and today’s unemployment figures.

Domestic violence: What are employers’ responsibilities?

HRD talks to barrister Ian Neil about a landmark case involving an employee death…

Qantas underpaid workers through JobKeeper misuse

Barrister Ian Neil SC said the court's interpretation that payments in arrears could not offset JobKeeper "has very wide implications". …

Working from home: Who pays when it all goes wrong?

The move to remote working has thrown up a whole new set of questions about workers’ compensation.