Gig workers and casuals will be waiting until the second half of the year for tougher regulations to improve their rights as workers.
Employment and Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke said the crackdown on insecure work promised by Labor at the last election won't start until mid-2023.
Speaking at the National Press Club on Wednesday, Mr Burke said consultation would begin on the government's "more controversial" industrial relations reforms next week with the intention of introducing legislation mid-way through this year.
