They are certainly heavily geared towards the employer. The irony is that the Coalition government has left them virtually untouched since they came to power in 2013. They’re virtually the same as they were when Labor got rid of Workchoices in 2008 and introduced the Fairwork Commission.
And lets not forget that the lockout in QF happened under a Labor government and their laws also.
No, definitely not employee friendly.
Of course the question is how should a union respond to that point? I’ll leave that little hand grenade just lying in the dirt for a bit!
they didn't need to change the laws, they just stacked the bench of umpires