Why is it my grandson has less rights at work than I had?

This ad highlights growing unease in the community that the IR laws have given employers too much power and this is badly affecting young and vulnerable workers the most.
People know that penalty rates, public holiday rates and overtime pay have all been cut under the new IR laws and that people have lost a say over the roster.
Many parents and grandparents are also worried about the loss of protection from being sacked unfairly and what this means for young people when they try to negotiate with their boss over pay and conditions or raise a health and safety issue at work

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• burrow
• combet
• lawrence
• actu
• union
• rights
• at
• work
• howard

[miracleworker5263]

I work at a Federal Government agency. Last year, a group of our recent graduates were billed $1000+ for overpaid wages.

The overpayment was due to a misinterpretation of the Certified Agreement, which was the agency's fault and took 6 months to discover.

The agency offered to "forget about" the debt for any employee who left the protection of the Certified Agreement and signed up to an AWA.

These guys don't have a spare $1000; they've only just started work. Guess how many didn't sign?

[DismissHoward]

It is because John Howard is a low life grubby lying little turd!

[geord122]

Wake up Australia. He has to go!!

[geord122]

It's an absolute disgrace. Wake up Australia and get rid of John Howard!!

[mattbourke]

these laws worry me, I can't go and see any of my dead relatives graves anymore for fear they will have literally rolled right out of there grave and rolled off down the road