Business and unions outline common interests ahead of Jobs and Skills Summit

Business and unions outline common interests ahead of Jobs and Skills Summit

Australia’s largest business and union groups have agreed upon a set of common goals and interests ahead of the Job and Skills Summit to be held in Canberra on Thursday.

Division remains over the contentious issue of multi-employer bargaining as the unions take a proposal to the summit for multi-employer bargaining right across the economy.

This would allow unions to strike pay deals to cover multiple employers and multiple companies beyond just single enterprise bargaining agreements.