The Minerals Council claims new laws aimed at improving safety in the road transport industry go well beyond what is suggested and could allow the TWU to influence conditions up and down supply chains.
The Minerals Council of Australia has accused the Albanese government of using road safety as cover to deliver unprecedented power to the Transport Workers’ Union and drive up costs for all businesses.
Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke last month announced he would resurrect a federal system to set minimum pay for truckies, insisting the laws had broad industry support and would not threaten competitiveness.within the FWC to set minimum standards for owner-drivers, such as rates and “fair payment times”. The minister has stressed the panel will be required to consult a new Road Transport Advisory Group on decisions.
But TWU national secretary Michael Kaine said the advisory group and any subcommittees comprising “genuine industry voices” would be “critical in achieving a safe, sustainable and viable road transport industry”. The MCA said the regulation-making powers given to the minister also meant whoever that person was could unilaterally determine which workers and businesses were affected by the provisions.
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