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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Paul Karp

Labor’s jobs summit to focus on pay deals and productivity in bid to lift wages

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Labor’s jobs summit will likely be held by September and comes at a time of labour shortages in many industries, along with sluggish wages growth and high inflation. Photograph: Blake Sharp-Wiggins/The Guardian

More immigration, improved skills policy and simplifying collective bargaining have emerged as three top demands from employers for the new Labor government’s jobs summit.

Experts suggest the forum could also pave the way for reforms including wage theft legislation, which was dropped from the Coalition’s industrial relations bill, and action on union demands about insecure work.

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