Member

Amendment 251M recognises that the current framework provides no protection for employers taking reasonable action during disputes. Without this amendment, any management response risks triggering detriment claims, regardless of how reasonable or necessary. The inclusion of protests at private residences deserves particular emphasis because there can be no justification for bringing industrial disputes to managers’ family homes. Such tactics affect not just targeted individuals but their families, including children, who are uninvolved in workplace disputes. The harassment of non-striking workers represents another deeply troubling aspect. Workers who choose not to participate, whether due to financial necessity or personal conviction, deserve protection from intimidation. No worker should face abuse for exercising their fundamental right to work during a dispute.