Earlier, Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese and Labor’s industrial relations spokesman Tony Burke fronted a press conference in Logan, Queensland, in which they accused the Coalition of preparing to abolish the test.
“What that would do, is mean that all of the extra conditions above people’s basic wage, their leave loading, their holiday leave, all of those things are up for grabs, [and] the penalty rates,” Albanese said.
“Workers rely on those additional payments to put food on the table for their families, to pay their rent, to pay their mortgages, pay their school fees for their kids.
“The dampening down of wages has not only had a dire impact on people struggling to make ends meet … it’s had a devastating impact on our national economy.”
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Apart from legislation enabling casual employees to convert to permanent positions under certain conditions, the industrial relations legislation was shelved during the pandemic due to fierce opposition from Labor and the union movement.
Morrison on Monday announced the Coalition would legislate to allow longer pay agreements on greenfield developments, which was part of the bill he said he would pursue again if he won the federal election.
A long-promised change to criminalise wage theft laws was also dropped, with both major parties now promising to revive that legislation should they win.
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‘Scare campaign’: Coalition rules out changing ‘better off overall test’
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