September 22, 2023

Industrial Relations Special Report: How the Secure Jobs Act changes the industrial landscape

Pulling out the crystal ball, we can speculate on how the Australian industrial relations landscape, the supply chain, and the local economy, might change because of the Secure Jobs, Better Pay Act. What we may see..

Single Enterprise Agreements are an endangered species
Wage costs rising
Inflationary pressures increasing
A new normal set of employment terms and conditions
Pressure toward more unemployment
Employers may be forced against their will into enterprise agreements signed by other parties
The possibility of sector-wide disruption.

Find out how…

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