Australian Workplace Agreement (AWA)
Feb 18th 2003, 1:01 am
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Australian Workplace Agreement (AWA)
Just a nice bit of imformation about AWAs seems that its okay to beat the working man but the thinkers are not so keen.
Thousands of university researchers could find themselves forced onto individual contracts and deprived of the right to strike under radical Federal Government plans to overhaul higher education.
Government and Opposition sources say academics pitching for research funding would have to sign an Australian Workplace Agreement (AWA) under reforms to be approved by cabinet within weeks.
The Federal Government is also preparing to amend laws to make it a breach of the national interest for academic staff at the nation's 38 public universities to go on strike.
Designating universities as suppliers of essential services under the Industrial Relations Act would mean heavy restrictions on any industrial action by academics.
It is understood that under the package research funding would be linked to the new industrial laws in one of two ways.
There are now 305,000 AWAs - mainly in retailing, manufacturing, communications and property services - among a total workforce of 9.5 million. Just 1 per cent are in the education sector.
They are essentially a one-to-one agreement between an employee and an employer designed to cut out collective negotiation and undercut award conditions.
Thousands of university researchers could find themselves forced onto individual contracts and deprived of the right to strike under radical Federal Government plans to overhaul higher education.
Government and Opposition sources say academics pitching for research funding would have to sign an Australian Workplace Agreement (AWA) under reforms to be approved by cabinet within weeks.
The Federal Government is also preparing to amend laws to make it a breach of the national interest for academic staff at the nation's 38 public universities to go on strike.
Designating universities as suppliers of essential services under the Industrial Relations Act would mean heavy restrictions on any industrial action by academics.
It is understood that under the package research funding would be linked to the new industrial laws in one of two ways.
There are now 305,000 AWAs - mainly in retailing, manufacturing, communications and property services - among a total workforce of 9.5 million. Just 1 per cent are in the education sector.
They are essentially a one-to-one agreement between an employee and an employer designed to cut out collective negotiation and undercut award conditions.
