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Labor government may remove ‘red tape’ in collective bargaining rules in bid to lift wages

Workplace relations minister, Tony Burke, has hinted Labor may remove “red tape” that discourages multi-employer collective bargaining as part of industrial relations reforms designed to lift wages.

Labor government may remove ‘red tape’ in collective bargaining rules in bid to lift wages
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Labor government may remove ‘red tape’ in collective bargaining rules in bid to lift wages

On Monday, Burke all but confirmed the Albanese government will drastically restrict employers’ ability to terminate pay deals early in a speech to the Australian Industry Group.

The comments about red tape suggest that although Labor has not agreed to union demands for industry-level bargaining, it may look to encourage broader collective bargaining beyond separate pay deals for each employer, as the rules generally require.
Read more at The Guardian

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