Monday, June 12, 2006

Beazley: AWAs cannot be fixed, they must be rejected

"AWAs cannot be fixed. They can't be made good. They must be rejected."

The fundamental problem with AWAs was that they ignored "the basic inequality in the bargaining relationship" with employers and employees. "And they give no protection to employees' basic entitlements," Mr Beazley told the NSW ALP conference.

"While collective bargaining will be the bedrock of the system, individual flexibility will remain an essential feature,"

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