Qantas to attend PM’s jobs summit, as Coles and Uber vie for seats | AngusGthompson
The national carrier Qantas has become the first major company to confirm it will attend Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s upcoming jobs summit, as the federal government seeks to bring businesses and the union movement together to address the national skills crisis and workplace reform.
“I certainly think it’s an issue. I mean, the tearing up of agreements has been a problem in our industrial relations architecture for some time,” Chalmers told ABC radio on Tuesday, after the Australian Council of Trade Unions called for the issue to be addressed. Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the broken enterprise bargaining system is one reason for low wage growth.“These applications were, however, commonly resolved in the employers’ favour,” they said.
“There are resource constraints across the whole supply chain of airports, airlines, catering across manufacturers and supply parts,” Joyce previously told 6PR radio.
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