The government has unveiled details of its sweeping but temporary overhaul of Australia's workplace rules | nickbonyhady
The government has unveiled details of its sweeping but temporary overhaul of Australia's workplace rules to let workers access its $130 billion JobKeeper package.
That will stop a gym owner directing their idle staff to take up agricultural work on a farm, for example, but allow a bar owner to ask their staff to do delivery runs. Under a deal negotiated between Mr Porter and the Australian Council of Trade Unions, employees who believe their bosses have not followed the new rules can go to the Fair Work Commission.
The government has also stood firm on its decision not to include visa workers or casuals working for an employer for less than 12 months in the JobKeeper scheme, leaving more than 2 million workers ineligible. "We will continue to suggest improvements to the government and hope that the government sees the common sense of what we're putting forward," Labor leader Anthony Albanese said.
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