fraser

I forgot to lay my ground bait first

bondipom

Whilst I am certain the laws are a weakening of workers rights I am gladdened there will be a federal system. There are currently thousands of awards that vary across states making national business harder and more expensive than necessary.

RReed

But if you are on a casual contract you don't get any notice or a pay off. No job is totally secure, but at least with a permanent contract you get a chance to find another means of income before you are dumped. No, I don't think you are a s**t - just seeing it from an employers perspective. Don't envy you that. I would hate to run my own company.

Steve2438

Don't envy you that. I would hate to run my own company

and me,thats why i want to jack it all in and move to Oz

Megalania

A little light reading for the curious:

A new workplace relations system

Ho-hum. Unfair dismissal - what's that? Boss doesn't like you - never was a good basis for hanging on to a job.

NJJ

I for one am glad there is a federal system, but not in the way that Johnny H is proposing. Why oh why has he forgotten the folk out in the bush (rural areas) again. Anybody would be hard pressed to find a company outside one of the big cities that operates with permanent staff in rural areas that employs more than 100 people. I know from living in East Gippslland that a lot of people are going to feel very uneasy about their jobs from now on.

It's OK for city folk working for big companies etc. but what about the folk in full time employment that don't live in the big cities, don't wish to, and work in successful small rural businesses??


NJJ

NJJ

casual work - I did that for two years here in oz and had no rights. I am now in full time work and am trying to protect both my rights, and others in the same position as me. i am no longer in union based labour either.

NJJ

kiwichild

If passed it will screw the last of the low income into the ground, and make fair headway in screwing the majority of the middle income earners.

It's all this globalisation and economic rationalist crap we have been putting up with for the last 20 years or so.

The multinational corporations are running the current world economic stage.
The sooner we work out how to kick them in the ass and get the control of the developed nations economies back to a viable system that incorporates a "fair go" for all and decent social policies, the better off we will be as people, individually and collectively.

Its time we united and fought back. GO the unions !!!!

bondipom

This is not a city country thing although it may proportionally affect country workers more than those in the city but by shear volume city workers will be severely caught up. The Mrs works for a subsidiary of an international company which would probably go under the 100 employee threshold.

NJJ

You are right in it not being a city/country thing BP, I presently live on the city fringe of Melbourne and work for a company which employs 78 people including me, so it will indeed affect people in all areas.

boom_meringue

it's what happens when you vote for right wing assholes who only give a toss about people who have money. It's working well for me in the UK at the moment - I am an IT contractor and earn a wedge without paying much tax, but I can remember during the early 90's when it was impossible to find jobs and the "low regulation" allowed employers to screw their employees to the ground.

Come the revolution Howard and those like him will be first up against the wall

NedKelly

Why should anyone have to employ a scumbag. If you don't like the workers face why shouldn't the employer be allowed to sack him. The employer pays the wages. If the worker doesn't like doing what the boss says tough. That's what he is paid to do.

boom_meringue

wonderful, how long have you been unemployed?

NJJ

Indeed, why should they? Is this not what the interview process and probationary period is put in place to try and locate this type of employee? If the boss is any good, they would spot the rogue, or 'scumbag' employee by the end of the three month probation



The latter part of your post holds no credit with most level minded people however.

NJJ

kiwichild

Well Howard will enjoy an unreal poer trip come July when he takes control of the senate as well as H.O.R. Personally, the UK is looking all the more attractive to me right now!