We begin our discussion of the 2022 federal election by
providing an overview of the Coalition's Industrial Relations
policies that have recently made headlines.
Changes to the IR Omnibus Bill
Over the Easter long weekend, Prime Minister Scott Morrison made
comments that the government was committed to reintroducing the
Omnibus Bill, which it failed to pass last year.
The Omnibus Bill proposed a number of changes, including
criminalising 'wage theft', allowing part-time employees to
agree to work overtime hours at their standard rate, allowing
longer term greenfields agreement for major projects, simplifying
the award system and reforming the enterprise agreement system.
The Omnibus Bill also proposed changes to the application of the
'Better Off Overall Test' to allow the Fair Work Commission
to approve enterprise agreements that do not meet the test to
alleviate pressure on employers affected by the pandemic.
