Author Archives: EGAN Associates

Call for IR Reform

Former Resources Minister and former Australian Council of Trade Unions President, Martin Ferguson, is pushing for a new round of Industrial Relations (IR) reform. The demand is for the right of workers to opt out of collective agreements and move to individual agreements. Further, the call is for restrictions on legal strikes, and a higher bar to prove unlawful employer actions.

Responses to Bank Executive Accountability Regime (BEAR) Consultation Paper

Company Directors have warned that the BEAR regime gives the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) too much power and creates more risk-aversion in Authorised Deposit taking Institutions (ADIs). The regime may restrict ADIs in selecting the accountable persons subject to the regime based on essential corporate needs and requirements.