Workers and bosses are split on what impact newly-passed industrial relations reforms will have after the lower house ticked them off on Friday morning.
Unions are thrilled Labor's Secure Jobs, Better Pay bill was rubber-stamped by the government-controlled chamber with a 78-42 vote, declaring them a "significant step towards fixing our broken bargaining system".
But it's a different story for business, Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry chief executive Andrew McKellar insistent the laws would do nothing to help businesses grow or pay higher wages.
