WORKPLACE RELATIONS: New workplace reforms: the devil is in the detail*

Unskilled and semi-skilled workers could be worse off under the Coalition’s proposed workplace reforms writes Peter Westmore.Although the exact shape of the Federal Government’s new industrial laws is still to be finally released, some aspects of the Government’s proposed laws threaten to seriously weaken the position of employees with little bargaining power.The main issue of contention remains the Federal Government’s plan to remove unfair dismissal laws for companies which employ fewer than 1…

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