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Govt announces new Fair Work bill

Source: 7.30 Report
Published: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 6:46 AEDT
Expires: Monday, February 23, 2009 6:46 AEDT

The Rudd Government moved to formally kill off the previous government's Work Choices legislation. The new Fair Work bill will establish a new industrial watchdog called Fair Work Australia and will enshrine in law the notion of good faith collective bargaining.

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Tags: industrial-relations, australia

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