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Employers take Government concessions on arbitration in their stride

Workplace Relations Minister Julia Gillard appears to have successfully walked the IR tightrope with her announcement this afternoon that her substantive bill will extend limited arbitration into three new areas. The ACTU has welcomed the move as giving workers added protection, while her commitment that parties won't have to sign concessions during good faith bargaining plus the high threshold for the "significant harm" test have helped soften employer opposition, with the AHA an exception.