Fair Work Act Amendment Bill should be dealt with quickly, says Ai Group Chief Executive

The Australian Industry Group Chief Executive Innes Willox has commented on the Australian Government’s response to the Fair Work Act Review.

“The government’s first tranche legislative response to the Fair Work Act Review, as introduced into Parliament today, is useful but it does not address the most important issues,” said Willox.

“The big priorities for the Fair Work Act Review were widely identified by the Australian Industry Group and other major industry representatives. They included more tightly defining the issues which can be the subject of bargaining claims, stopping unions holding employers to ransom over greenfields agreements for new projects, implementing a more effective framework for individual flexibility arrangements, and fixing the poorly drafted general protections and transfer of business laws.

“The Fair Work Act Amendment Bill 2012 does not deal with any of these vital issues and this is very disappointing.

“Parliament should move quickly to pass the Bill so that the most important issues can be focused upon,” Willox said.

For more information on the Fair Work Act Review, please visit the website.