Woodside's human resources head Julie Fallon has warned that the Albanese government's right to disconnect protections and labour hire laws will be difficult for companies working across multiple time zones. The threat to out-of-hours contact between bosses and workers is a challenge for Woodside, as it also navigates Labor's same job, same pay laws.
The Albanese government’s right to disconnect protections will be difficult to navigate for companies working across multiple time zones, and its labour hire laws sap productivity, Woodside ’s human resources head Julie Fallon has warned. “If sending someone emails out of their working hours isn’t allowed, then that would be a real challenge,” Ms Fallon said.
The threat to out-of-hours contact between bosses and workers, due to the government’s most recent industrial relations push, comes as Woodside is also treading carefully to avoid falling foul of Labor’s same job, same pay laws that passed in late 2023.the $59 billion oil and gas giant would need to be “really careful up front” when working with external suppliers who bring workers on site. “Essentially, the difference will be: if I just say, ‘can I please have three people to come and work with my team?’ – that will be captured ,” she sai
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