Opposition leader Anthony Albanese will unveil his vision for the Australian office on Wednesday evening, warning Scott Morrison he faces a “heavyweight title fight” over employee rights at the next election.
His pitch centres on creating portable annual, sick, and long-service leave to insecure employees, and restrict fixed-term contracts to two decades.
However, Attorney-General Christian Porter claimed that the suite of proposals would enable 3.5 million casuals to double-dip on entitlements, slugging companies with an additional $20bn in taxes each year.
Mr Porter said Labor’s plan would enshrine a bizarre system where casual employees were entitled to more benefits than a permanent worker.
