- Australia needs a modern workplace relations system that delivers a safety net for workers, recognises the shared interests of managers and workers in an enterprise's success, and gives all enterprises the agility they need to compete and succeed.
- The Business Council believes the system’s current architecture should be maintained:
- An economy-wide safety net (Minimum Wage Order, National Employment Standards and General Protections).
- An industry-specific safety net (Modern Awards).
- Enterprise-specific agreements (Enterprise Bargaining Agreements).
- Independent governance bodies to enforce minimum conditions.
- Fair Work Commission
- Australian Building and Construction Commission
- Registered Organisations Commission.
- The Business Council has made a range of proposals for how to reform the workplace relations system in the following submissions. Details of key recommendations are also shown below:
View submission to the Productivity Commission's workplace relations inquiry draft report
View submission to the Productivity Commission’s Workplace Relations Inquiry
Creating Jobs in the Age of Disruption: Speech by Jennifer Westacott
Analysis of trends in enterprise bargaining is available here: The state of enterprise bargaining in Australia