Labour pools should face competition scrutiny: lawyers
David Marin-GuzmanWorkplace correspondent
Legal experts warn that novel arrangements where employers can share their employees under multi-employer agreements could hand unions control of labour supply and should face scrutiny under competition rules.
Lawyers say the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union’s in-principle deal with nine air-conditioning manufacturers and installers, reached last week for more than 200 workers, should be considered as part of the government’s potential re-examination of competition law exemptions.
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