Australian Industry Group Chief Executive Innes Willox says the eight-point IR reform plan unveiled by Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese could be a “major disincentive” for hiring and would introduce “rigidity” into the workforce. Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese unveiled a strategy for an Industrial Relations overhaul on Wednesday night, saying the next election will not be a referendum on the pandemic but on jobs.
It included a promise to let contractors who move between jobs transfer their annual and sick leave entitlements and would also give government contracts to companies which offer secure work options. “In many ways it does amount to a tax” Mr Willox said, adding the IR measures pushed by Labor could ultimately “drive us backwards” in terms of economic and employment growth.
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