The government will put the draft law to parliament next week. But business groups are concerned about the speed of the move and are mobilising against the idea of multi-employer bargaining. auspol
to let unions negotiate better pay deals for workers across dozens or even hundreds of employers in a single industry.
“I think there’s a kind of unseemly rush on this,” Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry chief Andrew McKellar said.AdvertisementThe government confirmed four elements of the workplace bill to act on key Labor promises in the federal election campaign. The third is to establish new “expert panels” at the Fair Work Commission to address the gender pay gap in the care sector, which is dominated by women and which the government believes is undervalued and underpaid. Another panel will advise the commission on pay equity.
The ACTU declined to comment on the looming workplace law, saying questions should be directed to the government.
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