In our previous blog on the Secure Jobs, Better Pay Bill, Darren
Perry explained that the Bill would change the workplace landscape
if passed. Why that is, we will explore here.
Let's put aside the greater regulatory burden on employers
for now. We will deal with that in an upcoming blog. For now,
let's say workplace compliance registers will need to
expand.
But there are more macro considerations that ought to grab the
attention of the C-suite.
There's no escaping the fact that the changes will have a
profound impact. Workplace bargaining changes lie at the heart.
Underpinning them is the philosophy that no employer should have a
competitive advantage through labour terms – having a better
agreement than a competitor. The aim is to have employers across
industries on the same agreement. We already have industry awards
setting minimum wage outcomes. In time, we will have industry
agreements setting actual wage outcomes.
