Category: multi-employer bargaining

Australia’s Contentious Industrial Relations Bill Passes, Industries Concerned While Unions Celebrate

December 2, 2022
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The Australian government has passed its industrial relations bill, which is intended to help workers receive better wages and work conditions. “The Albanese Labor Government has delivered on the next step of its plan to lift wages, improve job security, and start closing the gender pay gap,” Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said. “By modernising the…

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Labor Government’s New Workplace Laws Will Grow Red Tape Burden: Small Businesses

November 20, 2022
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Small business representatives are opposing a new “multi-employer bargaining” law that could allow workers to force business owners into potentially industry-wide negotiations over pay and conditions. In a submission to a Senate inquiry into the Secure Jobs Better Pay Bill (the Bill), the Council of Small Business Organisations Australia (COSBOA) said it did not support…

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