Original article by Ewin Hannan
The Australian – Page: 1 & 6 : 21-Dec-22

The Australian Resources & Energy Employer Association alleges that unions are seeking to delay negotiating new workplace agreements until the multi-employer bargaining provisions of the Secure Jobs, Better Pay legislation take effect in mid-2023. AREEA CEO Steve Knott says union tactics such as stalling negotiations or encouraging employees to vote down proposed enterprise agreements are expected to become commonplace in many sectors of the economy in the first half of 2023. However, the Electrical Trades Union’s acting national secretary Michael Wright says AREEA should be working with unions on meeting the challenges that workers and employers currently face.

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AUSTRALIAN RESOURCES AND ENERGY EMPLOYER ASSOCIATION, ELECTRICAL TRADES UNION