Tag: work place relations laws

Labor Appoints More Worker Reps to Industrial Umpire

May 12, 2023
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Eight union-linked figures have been appointed to roles on the Fair Work Commission as the Albanese Labor government seeks to “rebalance” the industrial umpire. Workplace Minister Tony Burke on Friday announced Tony Slevin had been appointed as a deputy president of the commission starting on June 5. It followed the appointment of former Transport Workers’ Union…

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Warning From Farmers on Workplace Laws

November 11, 2022
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The peak body for Australian farmers has warned changes to the country’s workplace laws would impact grocery prices and essential supply chains due to increased strike actions. The National Farmers’ Federation told a Senate committee examining the new industrial relations laws that producers would be directly hit by the changes proposed. The bill, which passed…

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