The monstrosity of the Fair Work Act is the first problem with our industrial relations. We have gone through the proposed legislation in detail and put together many amendments for the government to consider. While some of the amendments are more critical than others, we will be working with the government to get them over the line.

Casuals should be able to request conversion to full time, but making it compulsory for small business to offer the conversion is just more red tape they don’t need.