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ARTICLE · 04 SEPTEMBER 2023

Labor's Changes To Labour Strategy

Some of this is guesswork, and the extent of what's coming is uncertain, but...

United StatesEmployment and HR

Some of this is guesswork, and the extent of what's coming is uncertain, but:

  1. Fixed term arrangements have a limited life. This we know already.
  2. Employees have greater rights to flexible work arrangements. Ditto.
  3. The use of casuals will be restricted, and casuals will have more rights.
  4. For organisations with enterprise agreements, outsourcing work will be limited to using external labour for the same price as that (otherwise) paid internally.
  5. Independent contractors will have the potential to access employment-like terms.
  6. The labour hire industry will be more regulated.
  7. The "gig economy" will see employment-like protections.

What's obvious is the Labor Government's intent to drive permanent employment and use legislative levers to reduce the number of other categories of workers.

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