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Business calls for IR flexibilities to be reintroduced
Business is urging Prime Minister Scott Morrison to reinstate the temporary industrial relations flexibilities in the Fair Work Act when Parliament resumes as a means of supporting employers and employees through the country’s latest as well as future lockdowns.
We thank the Fair Work Commission for the invitation to meet yesterday alongside unions and government in response to changing workplace conditions for millions of Australians.
It is clear that the Federal and State Government support measures, while absolutely crucial, are incomplete without temporary flexibilities in the Fair Work Act to allow businesses to operate in and trade out of lockdowns whilst maintaining employment. Businesses will be able to more readily maintain existing staffing levels if they are supported with the necessary workplace relations flexibilities.
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Benefits of change to super threshold ânon-existentâ
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Federal budget moves to scrap the $450-a-month threshold for compulsory super payments will deliver little benefit for Australiaâs lowest-paid workers unless changes to fee structures are put in place, tax watchers have warned.
This monthâs budget included moves to axe the rules stipulating that only those employees earning more than $450 a month before tax should be paid super contributions.
The change, expected to take effect in July 2022, will force employers to pay superannuation to all employees regardless of their pay rates.
But accounting peak body Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand says the plan could actually lead to some workers losing out.
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Yesterday we reported that the hospitality industry has demanded that the federal government provide it with a new class of visa so that it can alleviate purported skills shortages by hiring foreign workers.
Today we learn that the Restaurant & Catering Industry Association has urged the Fair Work Commission to freeze the minimum wage until February 2022:
The association, which represents 48,000 restaurants, cafes and catering businesses across Australia, is among employers in COVID-stressed sectors urging the commission to either impose a 12-month minimum wage freeze or delay pay increases in adversely impacted industries until next February…
Parliament Needs To Pass IR Omnibus Bill
15 March 2021
Joint Statement by Master Builders Australia, Ai Group, Australian Chamber, Business Council of Australia, AMMA, National Farmers Federation, Australian Retailers Association, National Retail Association & Restaurant & Caterers
Australia’s leading industry groups are calling for Parliament to vote on the IR Omnibus Bill this week and for all Senators to support it.
There is no valid reason why the Bill should be delayed. The certainty that these reforms will deliver is needed urgently to boost confidence, investment and job creation to complete the recovery and help put the economy on track to generate higher incomes and sustained growth in the future.