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(096) The ALP Broke The Fair Work Commission, Blames A.I. Let's Call Them Out!
The Fair Work Commission says AI is overwhelming the system. We say that's a lie.
In this episode, Tim breaks down the real numbers behind the Commission's so-called volume crisis and exposes what's actually driving the explosion in claims. He pulls apart the Fair Work Commission President's own reporting, compares year-on-year application data, and shows that AI accounts for only 24% (of the 70% increase) - a fraction of the increase the Commission wants you to believe. The rest? Union delegate rights, CFMEU administration fallout, gender under-evaluation projects, award reviews, and a flood of new legal avenues created by the Australian Labor Party's legislative changes since 2022.
Key arguments from this episode:
Justice Adam Hatcher celebrated a 30%+ volume increase in 2023–24 and called it a success. This year's increase is only 24%. So what changed? The CFMEU alone generated over 1,000 complaints and 444 general agreement approvals the Commission had to process. Union delegate rights had to be written into 122 modern awards, creating massive administrative load. If AI is powerful enough to cause the crisis, why hasn't the Commission adopted AI to solve it? The Commission is pushing cases off its desk and into other jurisdictions rather than dealing with them
If you run a business and you're caught in the Fair Work system right now, you need to understand why it's broken and who actually broke it.
The Commission doesn't have an AI problem. It has an accountability problem
Show notes:
https://www.hrleader.com.au/law/26146-fwc-saw-27-increase-in-lodgments-in-fy24#:~:text=By%20Jerome%20Doraisamy%20%7C%20November%2001,on%20the%20previous%20reporting%20period.
www.hrcartel.com/contact or Phone 07 5651 0066 to speak to our advice team.
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By timktThe Fair Work Commission says AI is overwhelming the system. We say that's a lie.
In this episode, Tim breaks down the real numbers behind the Commission's so-called volume crisis and exposes what's actually driving the explosion in claims. He pulls apart the Fair Work Commission President's own reporting, compares year-on-year application data, and shows that AI accounts for only 24% (of the 70% increase) - a fraction of the increase the Commission wants you to believe. The rest? Union delegate rights, CFMEU administration fallout, gender under-evaluation projects, award reviews, and a flood of new legal avenues created by the Australian Labor Party's legislative changes since 2022.
Key arguments from this episode:
Justice Adam Hatcher celebrated a 30%+ volume increase in 2023–24 and called it a success. This year's increase is only 24%. So what changed? The CFMEU alone generated over 1,000 complaints and 444 general agreement approvals the Commission had to process. Union delegate rights had to be written into 122 modern awards, creating massive administrative load. If AI is powerful enough to cause the crisis, why hasn't the Commission adopted AI to solve it? The Commission is pushing cases off its desk and into other jurisdictions rather than dealing with them
If you run a business and you're caught in the Fair Work system right now, you need to understand why it's broken and who actually broke it.
The Commission doesn't have an AI problem. It has an accountability problem
Show notes:
https://www.hrleader.com.au/law/26146-fwc-saw-27-increase-in-lodgments-in-fy24#:~:text=By%20Jerome%20Doraisamy%20%7C%20November%2001,on%20the%20previous%20reporting%20period.
www.hrcartel.com/contact or Phone 07 5651 0066 to speak to our advice team.