THE Government has passed one of its newest piece of industrial relations legislation – giving unions more power to come onto properties without notice.
While the right of employees to not reply to calls and emails after hours has been the most high-profile part of “closing loopholes” legislation, several changes are set to give casual employees and union representatives more rights.
The legislation will allow union reps to come onto properties without notice and the casual employees to convert to permanent after six months.
National Farmers’ Federation chief executive Tony Mahar…
