Australians are going to renew their Parliament on Saturday, September 7. The Labor party, in power since 2007, is expected to lose and the Liberal-National coalition should win. Overview of the 5 years of labor policies and of the last few days of the campaign. (Ref. 130527)
Currently, Australian labor law favors flexibility and easy recruitments and layoffs. The Workplace Relations Act 1996, amended in 2006 by the Work Choices, regulates labor relations. This Code focuses on federal collective agreements providing a minimum framework for employment conditions.
Fairness at work at the center of political action. Elected in 2007, the labor party made fairness at work its priority, giving workers more flexibility and protection. Thus, it set up an independent mediator, the Fair Work Commission.
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