The Labor Party campaigns as the party for workers, but with an election creeping closer, it’s trying to sell itself as the party for business, too. However, businesses say they're being suffocated by red tape from a swathe of industrial relations laws bought in over the past two years.
Business Council of Australia Chief Executive Bran Black , Prime Minister Anthony Albanese , and Business Council of Australia President Geoff Culbert The Labor Party campaigns as the party for workers, but with an election creeping closer, it’s trying to sell itself as the party for business, too. However, businesses say they're being suffocated by red tape from a swathe of industrial relations laws bought in over the past two years.
The government opened the doors of Parliament House, hosting business groups alongside unions, academics, and other industry stakeholders for a Jobs and Skills summit just three months after taking office. From the start, businesses have had concerns about its impact on competition in the economy, saying it undermines engagement in the workplace.
Last year, a bill imposed a same job, same pay principle, to ensure labour hire workers were paid the same as permanent employees.
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