For 30 years, the industrial relations regulatory environment in
Australia has entrusted employers and their employees to negotiate
the most suitable terms and conditions for their collective
circumstances. The
Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Act
2022 (Cth) (Fair Work Amendment Act)
fundamentally alters this dynamic, such that conditions of
employment will be set at the industry level, and not at the level
of individual enterprises.
These changes will impact employers in the resources and
renewables sector, and particularly in the renewable energy sector,
which has been identified by the Australian Council of Trade Unions
as a target for multi-employer bargaining.
