Warnings proposed changes to Fair Pay Agreements could pump up the cost of beer

The new FPA rules require bargaining between workers and employers on pay and conditions ... when called for by 10 per cent or at least 1000 workers in an industry.

Submitting at the Education and Workforce Committee, DB Breweries' Karyn O'Loughlin says the changes are unworkable, because they'll mean higher costs for employers.

She says the only way they can mitigate that is through higher costs to the consumer in the final product.