澳大利亚8月26日制定的新的劳资关系法可能会将农业投入和食品运费增加10%。 Australia's new industrial relations laws, set for August 26, may increase agricultural input and food freight costs by 10%.

退伍军人经济学家和商业记者Robert Gottliebsen警告说,澳大利亚定于8月26日出台的新劳资关系法可能会导致农业投入和食品运费增加10%。 Veteran economist and business journalist Robert Gottliebsen warns that new industrial relations laws in Australia, scheduled for August 26, may cause a 10% increase in agricultural input and food freight costs. 这些法律是联邦政府对《公平工作法》修正案的一部分,其中包括新的承包人-雇员定义、临时雇用变化以及雇员在正常工作时间以外中断工作的权利。 The laws, part of the federal government's amendments to the Fair Work Act, include new contractor-employee definitions, casual employment changes, and rights for employees to disconnect from work outside regular hours. 这些变化可能损害家庭拥有的小型卡车运输企业,有利于大型公司规模的经营者,有可能给农民和消费者带来更高的成本。 These changes could hurt smaller family-owned trucking businesses and favor larger corporate-scale operators, potentially leading to higher costs for farmers and consumers.