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The Coalition has approved three further amendments to the Federal Government's Fair Work Bill - on award modernisation, independent contractors and workplace bargaining - but it did not during its joint party room meeting today decide which way to vote on the legislation.
The Federal Government has agreed to support a right of entry amendment to its Fair Work Bill by Senator Steve Fielding that gives unions investigating a suspected breach access to non-members' records only if those non-members give written consent or with permission from Fair Work Australia.
The Opposition has moved to increase the small business unfair dismissal threshold and limit union entry rights in its proposed amendments to the Fair Work Bill.
The Government has released its amendments to the Fair Work Bill, with the Senate to debate the changes tomorrow. Meanwhile, the first of two transitional bills are set to be introduced to Parliament on Thursday.
In their proposed amendments to the Fair Work Bill, the Greens are pushing to outlaw the offering of IFAs as a condition of employment and requiring that they be lodged with FWA, to axe the Small Business Fair Dismissal Code and to give the FWA powers to review employer refusals of requests for flexible work.
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Industrial action that threatened to shut down Brisbane's passenger rail system looks to have been averted after the employer and unions reached in-principle agreement on a new wage deal.
The Federal Government's flagged amendments to the Fair Work Bill's transfer of business provisions are a significant improvement and will be widely used by employers, according to Blake Dawson senior associate Michael Tamvakologos.
