Government passes Fair Work Amendment Bill
Thursday 29 November 2012 @ 2.13 p.m. | Industrial Law
The Federal Government has finally passed the Fair Work Amendment Bill through the Senate, although business groups are now saying work has to be done to make more substantial changes to industrial relations laws.
The amendments, which include some minor changes to unfair dismissal laws, have been
welcomed by industrial relations experts.
"It's mostly technical amendments," says industrial relations lawyer and expert Peter
Vitale, the changes will bring some relief to businesses.
Business groups including the Australian Industry Group have said the government now
needs to get to work on more substantial changes. Chief executive Innes Willox said
it's now time to focus "on the most important issues".
Even though the amendments might be minor, businesses still need to keep on top of
them.
To read more about the Fair Work Amendment Bill, click here.
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