Sunday, July 23, 2006

Big business plans: new wave of IR attacks

Commenting on the document and a leaked agenda and discussion paper for ACCI-Government talks, ACTU Secretary Greg Combet said:

"These documents show that there are secret discussions between the business lobby and the Government to further attack the basic rights of Australian workers.

Employment Minister Kevin Andrews needs to come clean and explain whether he met with the ACCI last week to discuss business proposals for more IR changes that would further cut the wages and conditions of employees.

The big business documents detail changes that would deny more workers access to overtime pay, and indicate that employers also want to allow AWA individual contracts to override the current five minimum standards.

Together, these proposals would mean that all working Australians would be in danger of being put onto an AWA individual contract that cuts their sick leave to just 5 days a year, takes away their annual holidays and has no limit on the hours they have to work each week."

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