ACTU, Thursday, 10 May 2007
Today's ABS data reveals that the number of new jobs created over the past year is less than were created in the year to April 2005, prior to the release of the Government's new IR laws.
This proves the Federal Government is wrong to claim its IR laws have created jobs and instead shows that the mining boom is the most important driver of Australia's economy said the ACTU.
ABS Labour Force data released today shows that there were 44,000 fewer jobs created last year than in 2004-05 prior to the new IR laws being introduced n March 2006.
ABS seasonally adjusted data shows 309,600 jobs were created in the year to April 2007 while 353,600 jobs were created in the year to April 2005.
ACTU President Sharan Burrow said today:
"The Federal Government has wrongly tried to claim that getting rid of workers' protections against unfair dismissal has been good for job creation.
But today's data shows there is actually no credible link between the IR laws and job creation.
In fact, the Federal Government's IR laws leave workers exposed to big reductions in wages and conditions or the loss of their jobs when the mining boom is over."
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