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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
Gerard Cockburn

Labor 'ready' for bargaining reform despite industry pushback

Employment and Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke. Picture by Elesa Kurtz

Strengthened multi-employer bargaining codes are poised to be introduced by the government despite concerns of an industrial overreach by unions.

Bargaining took centre stage on the first day of Labor's highly anticipated jobs and skills summit, but a unified push to change enterprise bargaining arrangements is beginning to show cracks after a number of employer groups played down their support for the proposed reforms.

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