With the Federal Election expected in mid-May 2022, the Liberal
Party and the Australian Labor Party have been releasing industrial
relations policies that they are taking to the Election. These
policies give us insight as to what potential law reform might
eventuate after the Federal Election.
We have been tracking these policies for many months in the
Liberal Party Industrial Relations Agenda and the ALP and ACTU
Industrial Relations Law Reform Agenda. We will continue to closely
watch developments and track these in the Agendas as we get nearer
to the Election.
The Agendas look at potential law reform in areas such as:
- Bargaining and industrial action;
- ‘Insecure work' including casual employees, fixed
term employees, and labour hire;