Germs and Justice : Jobs & industrial relations

Published: June 11, 2020, 10:05 a.m.

The coronavirus forced businesses to close their doors and 700,000 Australians lost their jobs. So what’s on the other side of this pandemic? Will the old jobs still be there or will wages and conditions change with workers being offered reduced hours, more casual work or a revamped award system ? The government wants unions and business to negotiate a new deal as the economy gets back on its feet.