Australian businesses from various sectors have come together to protest the Labor government’s enterprise bargaining reform via a national media campaign.
On June 5, eight major Australian business associations announced the launch of a national media campaign to raise awareness about the risks associated with the federal government’s “same job, same pay” legislation.
The legislation, which the Labor Party first proposed before the 2022 federal election, seeks to make employers pay labour-hire contractors the same amount they pay to their direct employees for the same job.
This means contractors, who obtain jobs via labour-hire agencies, would be able to get the same full rate of pay, including incentive-based payments and bonuses, monetary allowances, overtime rates and other benefits enjoyed by those directly employed by the host businesses if they are found to engage in the same working duties….