Greens Back the ‘Right of Workers to Disconnect After-Hours’ Amid Contentious IR Debate

Published on February 7, 2024

Labor is edging closer to being able to pass its contentious industrial relations Bill, called “Closing Loopholes,” after securing the support first of former Greens Senator Lidia Thorpe this morning, and then the federal Green Party this afternoon. It now needs the support of just one crossbench senator. Ms. Thorpe posted on X (formerly Twitter) this morning announcing that she had successfully negotiated greater protections for casuals, saying she had been speaking with the office of Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke over the last few months. However, she did not go into detail on the specific concessions she’d won. It means the government still needs the vote of one of two crossbench senators with whom it has been negotiating: David Pocock and Jacqui Lambie....

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