Kim Carr (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research) Share this | Hansard source

While ACCI did not get everything it wanted, it has said that changes were warranted and of course can be welcomed. It also noted that the new legislation creates ‘opportunities for increased productivity through enterprise bargaining’. The Australian Industry Group has welcomed the emergence of ‘a workable compromise’ from what was otherwise called excessive and testing negotiations over many months. It says the legislation has addressed the Ai Group’s concern that ‘important protections for employers’ be put in place. The Fair Work Bill delivers on Labor’s promise to create a new workplace relations system, and it builds on earlier action to abolish individual Australian workplace agreements. It restores balance and fairness to the workplace relations system. It restores dignity and respect for Australian workers. Unlike those opposite, Australians believe in giving people a fair go. (Time expired)