Prof Andrew Stewart says Albanese government plan aimed at labour hire workers may also cover employees in industries including IT, law and accounting
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Labor’s industrial relations legislation contains a “major flaw” that will apply its “same job, same pay” policy to service contracts, potentially including IT, lawyers and accountants, one of Australia’s foremost academic experts has said.
Prof Andrew Stewart made the comments at the Minerals Council’s conference on Wednesday, siding with employers who have raised similar warnings that a major plank of the Albanese government’s closing loopholes legislation could force up costs beyond its intended application of labour hire.
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