Tony Burke and Christian Porter. Source: AAP/Lukas Coch.
The debate over the Coalition’s industrial relations omnibus bill is escalating, with Labor saying it will oppose reforms which would result in pay cuts for workers.
The
Fair Work Amendment Bill, introduced to parliament late last year, proposes a suite of new arrangements including larger penalties on employers who deliberately underpay workers, a new definition of a casual worker, flexibility of award penalty rates for part-time workers, and the suspension of the Better Off Over All Test (BOOT) in certain circumstances.
Federal Labor revealed in parliament on Tuesday that it would oppose the bill in both the Senate and the House of Representatives.