The 90 day trial period for new workers starts today.
Contrary to what critics of the change in employment law say, there is very unlikely to be a lot of people who are asked to go within the 90 day period.
The time and cost of recruitment and training, even for low-skill jobs, means that once workers are on the pay roll employers almost always want to keep them.
There are exceptions to this with workers who aren’t up to the job or simply don’t fit into the workplace and that last point is very important because this law is not just about lowering the risk for employers when hiring new staff. The trial period will also help to maintain a safe and happy workplace for other employees because one bad employee can upset other workers and make their jobs more difficult or less enjoyable.
Homepaddock 
For most employers and most jobs, I agree. But there arealways those will use this inappropriately and we will read these stories….and listen to the “We told you so” chorus…
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TS – there will always be people who exploit any law but bad employers and employees are a minority and this law has the potential to help far more people – employers and employees – than will be hurt by the few who exploit it.
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Truthseeker
Even in the days of compulsory unionism, a handful of employers would go to enormous lengths to screw over their workers. Legislation isn’t going to make them go away so it is pointless designing the law to constrain them, if it also reduces the willingness of ‘average’ employers to takeon new staff.
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