Fuck this is some real good shit. I don’t love Labor, and I find them far too liberal (in the traditional sense—unrelated to the Australian political party by that name) for my tastes, but never let anyone fool you into believing they’re exactly the same as the LNP. That might be true in a few policy areas, but these changes we see here prove it is absolutely not true overall.
I don’t really understand the road workers one, but all of the other changes seem absolutely brilliant for workers. Well done Labor.
Agreed 100%. Labor have achieved more good things in this term than the Liberal party achieved in the some 20 years they have been in power since the 1990s.
Another thing I want to acknowledge is how constructive the relationship between the crossbench and the government have been, with all parties (that is, Labor and the minor parties + independents) generally acting in good faith. For example, the right to disconnect amendment is something that the Greens have been pushing for some time.
This is in stark contrast to the Liberal + crossbench relationship, with the latter generally banging their head against the wall for years and only rarely getting anything useful from them.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
The Greens workplace relations spokesperson, Barbara Pocock, has explained that contact during an emergency or to change conditions of work such as location or hours are also deemed to be reasonable.
The bill will allow individuals and organisations to apply to the Fair Work Commission for orders for minimum standards in the gig economy, including on pay, penalty rates, superannuation, payment terms, record-keeping, insurance and deactivation.
In 2022, the federal government legislated to allow the Fair Work Commission to arbitrate intractable bargaining disputes, providing an avenue for unions to win pay rises without reaching a new agreement with an employer.
Late in 2023, the government agreed to a Greens amendment that the terms of an arbitrated outcome “must be not less favourable to each” employee and union covered by an existing workplace pay deal.
Amendments to the bill require the establishment of a majority owner drivers subcommittee to advise the Fair Work Commission on road transport minimum standards.
The bill expands the grounds to waive the 24 hours’ notice if the FWC is satisfied that the suspected contravention involves the underpayment of wages of a union member who works there.
The original article contains 768 words, the summary contains 190 words. Saved 75%. I’m a bot and I’m open source!
