Fair Work review should focus on adverse action and unfair dismissal protections

The Fair Work review panel should investigate adverse action protections and the unfair dismissal claim process in order to shore up protections for small businesses, one expert has said as a Government-appointed group prepares to scrutinise industrial relations laws.

The panel, which was announced yesterday by industrial relations minister Bill Shorten, will be headed by Reserve Bank board member John Edwards, workplace law guru Ron McCallum and former federal court Judge Michael Moore.

Business groups including the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Australia Industry Group have welcomed the panel, but have criticised its terms of reference. Opposition workplace relations spokesman Eric Abetz has also criticised the lack of reference to subjects including productivity and flexibility in the workplace.

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