WorkChoices

GPTKB entity

Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Australian industrial relations law
gptkbp:affects Australian employers
Australian workers
gptkbp:aimsTo Reforming industrial relations
gptkbp:controversy Widespread public protests
gptkbp:criticizedFor gptkb:Australian_Labor_Party
trade unions
gptkbp:dateEnacted 2005
gptkbp:feature Australian Fair Pay Commission
Centralized federal system
Changes to unfair dismissal laws
Individual workplace agreements
Limited union power
Minimum employment conditions
Reduced role of industrial awards
Restrictions on industrial action
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label WorkChoices
gptkbp:impact Contributed to 2007 election loss of Howard Government
Significant political backlash
gptkbp:implementedIn gptkb:Government_of_India
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:John_Howard
gptkbp:legalBasis Corporations power of the Australian Constitution
gptkbp:mediaCampaign Government advertising campaign
Union 'Your Rights at Work' campaign
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Workplace_Relations_Act_1996
gptkbp:repealedBy gptkb:Fair_Work_Act_2009
2009
gptkbp:subjectOf High Court challenge
2007 Australian federal election debate
gptkbp:supportedBy gptkb:Liberal_Party_of_Australia
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Workplace_Relations_Act_1996
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6