Past Events

Regulating Algorithms at Work (November 2023)

Presented by Professor Jeremias Adams-Prassl (University of Oxford)

Caring and Workplace Gender Equality in the Public Sector (May 2023)

Commissioner Niki Vincent and researchers Mira Gunawansa and Kate Dangar presented the findings of their research project funded by the Commission for Gender Equality in the Public Sector (CGEPS) Grant Scheme.

Reforming Age Discrimination Law: Panel Discussion and Book Launch (September 2022)

Chaired by Professor Beth Gaze. Panel included: Emeritus Professor Rosalind Croucher, Hon. Anthony North QC, Emeritus Professor Andrew Byrnes, Oanh Tran and Associate Professor Alysia Blackham.

Federal Government Procurement and the Implementation of Modern Slavery Legislation (May 2022)

Presented by Dr Ingrid Landau (Monash University) and Professor John Howe (University of Melbourne)

International and Comparative Perspectives on Jamsek and Personnel Consulting (April 2022)

Presented by Professor Alan Bogg (University of Bristol) and Professor Sean Cooney (University of Melbourne)

Casual Employment - Seeking Certainty in an Uncertain World (June 2021)

Presented by Paul O'Grady QC, Victorian Bar

Contemporary Challenges in Addressing Sexual Harassment at Work (Nov 2020)

Presented by Kate Jenkins, Australian Sex Discrimination Commissioner

Labour Law Enforcement and COVID-19 (May 2020)

Moderated by Professor John Howe (CELRL co-Director)

Symposium on the Centenary of the International Labour Organisation: Democracy, Labour and Trade Unions (July 2019)

The Challenges of Zero-Hour and Minimum-Hour Work Arrangements in Australia (October 2019)

Presented by Dr Iain Campbell

From Combatting Human Trafficking to Eradicating Modern Slavery: Assembling a Global Governance Regime (May 2019)

Presented by Professor Judy Fudge.

Automation, Artificial Intelligence and Labour Protection (April 2019)

Presented by Professor Valerio De Stefano.

The relationship between disability discrimination law and quota schemes in Europe (February 2019)

Presented by Professor Lisa Waddington, with discussant Professor Beth Gaze.

Book Launch: The Wages Crisis in Australia (November 2018)

Edited by Andrew Stewart, Jim Stanford and Tess Hardy.

The thing about intersectional discrimination and why discrimination law doesn't get it (September 2018)

Dr Shreya Atrey, University of Bristol Law School and Professor Beth Gaze, Melbourne Law School

Book Launch: Foundations of Indirect Discrimination Law (August 2018)

Edited by Hugh Collins and Tarun Khaitan

Workplace Relations Lecture (August 2018)

Why are Australian wages lagging and what can be done about it? The Hon Professor Joe Isaac, University of Melbourne

The 'Labour' Chapter of the CPTPP as Neoliberal Regulation (July 2018)

Professor Joo-Cheong Tham, Melbourne Law School

Equality's Riddle: Parental Leave Laws and Pregnancy Discrimination Doctrine in the United States and in Australia (June 2018)

Professor Deborah Widiss, Indiana University Maurer School of Law

Berkeley Comparative Equality and Anti-Discrimination Law Study Group Annual Conference (June 2018)

From Dole Bludger to Mutual Obligation: Activation with an Antipodean Accent (June 2018)

Mr Anthony O'Donnell, La Trobe University

Is the model of business format franchising broken? And can it be fixed? (May 2018)

Professor Jenny Buchan, University of New South Wales and Dr Tess Hardy, Centre for Employment and Labour Relations Law

Hollowing out Labour and Equality Rights at Work: UK Experience of Individualism and Individualisation (May 2018)

Professor Lizzie Barmes, Queen Mary University of London and Professor Beth Gaze, Centre for Employment and Labour Relations Law

Twenty Years since the Waterfront Dispute: The Beginning of the End for Strike Activity in Australia? (April 2018)

Mr Steven Amendola, K&L Gates, Justice Bromberg, Federal Court of Australia, Professor John Howe, Melbourne School of Government, Professor Anthony Forsyth, RMIT and Dr Tess Hardy, Melbourne Law School

Regulating the Fissured Workplace: A Comparison of European Models and Australian Developments Relating to Labour Hire (March 2018)

Professor Emanuele Menegatti, University of Bologna and Ms Azzurra Tranfaglia, Centre for Employment and Labour Relations Law

Report Launch: The Plural Regulation of Work: A Pilot Study of Restaurant Workers in Yogyakarta, Indonesia (October 2017)

Dr Petra Mahy, Monash University, Professor Richard Mitchell, Monash University, Professor Sean Cooney, Centre for Employment and Labour Relations Law, Professor John Howe, Melbourne School of Government

It Takes a Village: Community Regulation of Employment Standards For Temporary Migrant Workers in Australian Horticulture (September 2017)

Dr Stephen Clibborn, University of Sydney

Company Law's Role in Labour Law's Problems (August 2017)

Professor Helen Anderson, Centre for Employment and Labour Relations Law

Book Launch: The Evolving Project of Labour Law (June 2017)

The Hon Professor Peter R A Gray AM

Tackling Australia's "Gangmasters": The Case for Labour Hire Licensing (June 2017)

Professor Anthony Forsyth

Take Back the Sharing Economy with Platform Co-operatives (May 2017)

Associate Professor Trebor Scholz, Melina Morrison

Fair Work Commission & the New Approaches Jurisdiction (May 2017)

Anna Booth, Deakin University, Anna Chapman, Centre for Employment and Labour Relations Law, Kim Parish, House with No Steps and Angus McFarland, Australian Services Union

The Role of Deterrence in Enforcing Employment Standards: Recent Research from Canada and Australia (March 2017)

Professor Eric Tucker, Osgoode Hall Law School, Professor John Howe, Centre for Employment and Labour Relations Law and Dr Tess Hardy, Centre for Employment and Labour Relations Law

Book Launch Equality and Discrimination Law in Australia: An Introduction (February 2017)

Justice Debra Smith, Federal Court of Australia

The Unravelling of Europe: Immigration, Benefits and Brexit, (September 2016)

Dr Amy Ludlow, University of Cambridge.

Panel and Book Launch: 'Extending Working Life for Older Workers: Age Discrimination Law, Policy and Practice' by Dr Alysia Blackham (August 2016)

The Hon Dr Kay Patterson (Australian Human Rights Commission), Professor Mia Rönnmar (Lund University, Sweden) and Professor Beth Gaze (Melbourne Law School).

Labour is not a Commodity: Opportunities and Challenges for the ILO at the end of its first Century, (August 2016)

Professor Emerita Rosemary Owens AO.

Workshop on Comparative and International Perspectives on Australian Labour Migration (July 2016)

A Game With Extra Innings A Short History Of Industrial Relations In Major League Baseball (June 2016)

Braham Dabscheck, Senior Fellow at Melbourne Law School.

Testing the Boundaries of the Accessorial Liability Provisions under the Fair Work Act 2009 - An Exploration of Some Recent Decisions (April 2016)

Dr Tess Hardy, Professor John Howe and Ms Melinda Richards SC, Crown Counsel.

Regulating Unpaid Internships: Why it Matters and How Different Countries are Doing It (April 2016)

Professor Andrew Stewart.

Teaching, Researching and Practising Labour Law in Australia (February 2016)

Anthony Forsyth, John Howe, Natalie James, Sarah Rey, Josh Bornstein and Geoff Giudice.

Supporting Working Parents: The AHRC Report and After (October 2015)

Lisa Pusey, Adviser to the Sex Discrimination Commissioner, Australian Human Rights Commission, with Beth Gaze.