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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Paul Karp and John Butler

Labor government may remove ‘red tape’ in collective bargaining rules in bid to lift wages

Tony Burke
Workplace relations minister Tony Burke has suggested Labor may remove red tape around multi-employer collective bargaining. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP

Workplace relations minister, Tony Burke, has hinted Labor may remove “red tape” that discourages multi-employer collective bargaining as part of industrial relations reforms designed to lift wages.

On Monday, Burke all but confirmed the Albanese government will drastically restrict employers’ ability to terminate pay deals early in a speech to the Australian Industry Group.

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