An IR advisor to former Prime Minister John Howard when Work Choices was introduced has labelled as "a disgrace" the response to Labor's Fair Work Bill by "certain employer organisations", while the former minister responsible for introducing the Howard Government's IR laws, Kevin Andrews, has criticised the "alacrity" with which employer groups have welcomed the "return of the old industrial relations club".
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