Imminent changes to the better-off-overall test will make it easier for employers to enter into new enterprise agreements, while giving the Fair Work Commission power to reassess and change terms post-agreement, according to a workplace lawyer.
A workers' compensation overhaul could have far-reaching consequences for workers suffering from burnout and stress, and for their employers, a specialist warns.
The Federal Government is seeking feedback on a number of proposed Fair Work reforms, including strengthening anti-discrimination and adverse action protections, classifying casuals, and criminalising wage theft.
The Federal Government has released a draft strategy to overhaul Australia's "broken" and "crazily complex" migration system, with a major review confirming it is "not fit for purpose" and that some elements, such as labour market testing, should be scrapped entirely.
The Federal Government's proposed 'same job, same pay' reforms are "ignorant" of the factors that determine workers' wages, and too broad and clumsy to work in practice, employer representatives say.
Business representatives are lobbying hard ahead of the Federal Government's third tranche of employment law reforms to ensure professional contractors don't get caught up in provisions designed to protect casual workers.
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