The Bracks' Government's proposed union-inspired new State industrial relations laws in its desperate attempt to drag all forms of employment into coverage by the new State Industrial Relations system could turn family disputes into industrial relations cases, according to Michael Warby, a Fellow of public policy think tank, the Institute of Public Affairs.
Many family farms are partnerships of more than three people.
Family disputes could end up before the Tribunal set up by the proposed Bill, with people claiming alleged back pay and holiday pay on the basis of the Bill's sudden conversion of business relationships into employment relationships. This is a ridiculous provision with potentially destructive effects for rural Victoria in particular, Michael Warby concluded.