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Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

INSANE: Government makes concessions on multi employer bargaining bill - The Real Truth

The Albanese government has made concessions to employers on its planned extension of multi-employer bargaining, as it hopes to fast track its industrial relations legislation through parliament before Christmas.

Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke said on Sunday there would be a change in the proposed way voting would work for these agreements.

He also flagged the government was sympathic to a “grace” period of six months to allow continued negotiations after a single-enterprise agreement ran out before employees were able to seek a multi-employer agreement.

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