In Early November 2005 John Howard revealed the new Industrial Relations Legislation called "Work Choices". The proposed legislation, which is due to be passed in the senate by July 1st 2006, is aimed at creating a fairer system, yet many unions believe, it will make the system less fair by reducing job security and enable employers to dictate minimum wages and working conditions.

According to the Work Choices booklet the current industrial relations legislation has been in some way holding Australia back the economy because of its complexity and unfairness. These proposed new laws are claimed to lead to a stronger economy whilst also leading to a stronger and fairer system for the future. The new legislation intends to achieve all this simply by lowering employee wages and reducing job security. This however would involve eliminating the current minimum wage legislation and introducing a new business dominated "Fair Pay Commission", which will slash the minimum wage limit. As a......

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Title: New Industrial Relations Legislation
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