Labor Government’s New Workplace Laws Will Grow Red Tape Burden: Small Businesses

Labor Government’s New Workplace Laws Will Grow Red Tape Burden: Small Businesses
Staff member prepares tables ahead of lunch trade at the Southern Highlands Brewing and Taphouse in Moss Vale, Australia, on Oct. 30, 2021. Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images
Alfred Bui
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Small business representatives are opposing a new “multi-employer bargaining” law that could allow workers to force business owners into potentially industry-wide negotiations over pay and conditions.

In a submission to a Senate inquiry into the Secure Jobs Better Pay Bill (the Bill), the Council of Small Business Organisations Australia (COSBOA) said it did not support the new model warning it would create more red tape for business.
Alfred Bui
Alfred Bui
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Alfred Bui is an Australian reporter based in Melbourne and focuses on local and business news. He is a former small business owner and has two master’s degrees in business and business law. Contact him at [email protected].
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