Workers who were unable to renegotiate employment contracts with their bosses could look for another job, Workplace Relations Minister Kevin Andrews said yesterday.
Asked what would happen if the employer wanted to scrap an agreement, Mr Andrews said: "Well, the worker in that situation has got the choice of renegotiating a new agreement or choosing to go elsewhere."
He also said new employees who were offered agreements that slashed previously accepted award conditions had the choice to "refuse to take the job".
And Mr Andrews claimed that many new employees would prefer to have a job that lacked conditions such as public holidays, rest breaks, penalty rates and shift loadings than remain unemployed.
"There is nothing wrong with that," he said. "It's better to have a job than to be on welfare."
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