Liberal senator says employers must be able to sack workers who are not 'the right fit'

Labor and unions hit back, saying some Liberals want to 'relive the glory days of John Howard's WorkChoices'

Labor and unions have hit back at calls by a Liberal senator for employers to be able to sack workers if they are not "the right fit", arguing the Coalition is preparing to gut unfair dismissal laws.

Amanda Stoker - who made the remarks at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Friday - renewed the call on Monday arguing it was "untenable" to ignore industrial relations' impact on productivity and accusing the Coalition of being "tentative" after John Howard lost the 2007 election in part due to its Work Choices reforms.