Business groups have directed a barrage of criticism at the Albanese government's proposed workplace reforms aimed at protecting the pay and conditions of workers.
Small business representatives have issued a broad-scale rejection of the federal government's latest industrial relations reform package, despite Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations assuring entrepreneurs proposed changes to "employee-like" work will not encroach on "genuine small business".
A suite of protections for gig workers will be contained in legislation to be introduced into parliament by Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke next week.
The Victorian wages watchdog secured more than $1 million of unpaid long service leave for workers last financial year, shining a spotlight on an often overlooked employee entitlement.
Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations Tony Burke has confirmed small business exemptions to the casual conversion system will remain in place, amid concerns over a lack of clarity about the federal government's industrial relations reforms.
Victorian businesses that collected COVID-19 vaccination information from staff and other workplace attendees have less than two weeks to destroy that data, after the expiry of temporary health and safety regulations.
Australian employers could face a new set of rules when converting casual employees to permanent workers and a fresh definition of casual work, under changes flagged by Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations Tony Burke.