Industry: Religious Discrimination Bill Unworkable
Surprising no-one, the "proposed law would reduce employers' ability to manage inappropriate conduct or impose inclusion policies, and may "advance and protect extremist opinions or behaviour."
Conservative religious groups also oppose the bill, demanding it go further.
A Human Rights Act would protect people of faith & other oft maligned groups. It's time a major political party, *cough* Labor *cough*, come out in support of protecting all Australians, including people of faith, in a framework that works. A Human Rights Act.
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| Innes Willox, chief executive of the Australian Industry Group, said the bill was unreasonable and unworkable. |
The draft bill was "unbalanced, unworkable and unfair upon employers", as well as being inconsistent with existing workplace laws, the AIG said. Over time the courts had developed principles about where and when employers could regulate their employees' actions outside work and the proposed laws "would disturb these principles in a major way", the group said.
A Human Rights Act would protect people of faith & other oft maligned groups. It's time a major political party, *cough* Labor *cough*, come out in support of protecting all Australians, including people of faith, in a framework that works. A Human Rights Act.
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