Leading Industry Groups Stand Behind Post-Pandemic Workplace Reforms CEOs from leading Australian industry groups are pushing for the Senate to approve contentious industrial relations laws this week, arguing there is no “valid reason” for the Bill to be delayed. “The certainty that these reforms will deliver is needed urgently to boost confidence, investment, and job creation to complete the recovery and help put the economy on track to generate higher incomes and sustained growth in the future,” a joint statement representing various groups across the retail, rural, business, and construction sectors said. “A failure to vote on the Bill will increase uncertainty and stifle business confidence at the worst possible time–just before the JobKeeper scheme ends and as businesses are making critically important decisions on whether to retain staff.”