Original article by Graeme Watson
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 39 : 2-Aug-17

The Australian Government is expected to use the next session of parliament to somewhat belatedly issue its response to the Productivity Commission’s 2015 report on the industrial relations regime. A major overhaul of the IR system is needed in order to address issues such as low wages growth and the nation’s high level of youth unemployment. Reforms that foster a less adversarial IR system and encourage greater employee engagement will help lift productivity, innovation and wages.

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