Union fury at Gillard’s IR changes
Sep 18th, 2008 | By David Harper | Category: Australia, Lead StoriesThe Age: Small business operators will be in a position to sack workers after giving them just one verbal warning and complying with a short check-list, under new business-friendly employment rules to be introduced by the Rudd Government.
Some anti-strike rules introduced by the Howard government are to be retained by Labor, with workers who engage in illegal strikes to face a minimum deduction of four hours’ pay and possible fines.