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9.19pm GMT
Sally McManus says the Senate must “fix these extreme parts of the bill, the ones which will entrench casual workers and take rights from casual workers” and “if they can’t fix that, they should reject it”.
9.16pm GMT
Sally McManus, the head of the ACTU, is now speaking to ABC radio RN about the government’s proposed IR changes. She says she is “really disappointed” in the bill and that it is “everything the employers wanted”.
It allows employers to put a label on someone and call them a casual even if it’s a permanent job. And what happens then is you lose all your entitlements you lose sick leave and you lose your annual leave.
And yes, certainly after 12 months, your employer’s got to offer you a permanent job but you’ve got no way of enforcing it.
Continue reading…NSW to lift tranche of restrictions while in Victoria it will no longer be compulsory to wear face masks in offices or cafes; federal parliament returns for the final sitting week of 2020 – latest updates Global coronavirus news – liveCoalition may strip casuals of up to $39bn in claimsChina boycott to hit Australian wine harder than expected 9.19pm GMTSally McManus says the Senate must “fix these extreme parts of the bill, the ones which will entrench casual workers and take rights from casual workers” and “if they can’t fix that, they should reject it”. 9.16pm GMTSally McManus, the head of the ACTU, is now speaking to ABC radio RN about the government’s proposed IR changes. She says she is “really disappointed” in the bill and that it is “everything the employers wanted”.It allows employers to put a label on someone and call them a casual even if it’s a permanent job. And what happens then is you lose all your entitlements you lose sick leave and you lose your annual leave. And yes, certainly after 12 months, your employer’s got to offer you a permanent job but you’ve got no way of enforcing it. Continue reading…