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Expectations of outcomes from changes to industrial relations laws

Dec 15, 2020
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Q. The Federal Government has announced new workplace reforms requiring employers to offer permanent employment to casual workers who have been with the same employer for a year and have had regular shifts for six months during that time.

Do you expect these changes to industrial relations laws will be good or bad for the following?

  TOTAL:

Very good / Quite good

 Neither good nor bad TOTAL:

Very bad / Quite bad

 Don’t know
Big businesses 41% 34% 12% 14%
Small businesses 35% 33% 19% 12%
Employees 48% 24% 17% 12%
People looking for work 39% 28% 20% 13%
People in casual work 51% 20% 17% 12%

 

TOTAL: Very good / Quite good Total Federal Voting Intention
Labor TOTAL: Coalition Greens TOTAL: Other
Big businesses 41% 44% 42% 41% 44%
Small businesses 35% 40% 39% 30% 34%
Employees 48% 43% 57% 49% 48%
People looking for work 39% 39% 42% 37% 37%
People in casual work 51% 44% 42% 41% 44%
  • The proposed changes to the industrial relations laws are expected to be good news for those in casual work (51% think the changes will be very good, or quite good), and employees (48%).
  • It is expected that there will be less benefit to small businesses (35% think the changes will very or quite good) and those looking for work (39%) as a result of the changes.
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