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Saturday, November 05, 2005

Young, Vulnerable Workers Left in the Lurch By Govt IR Plan

ACTU 04 November 2005
More than a million young, disabled and trainee workers could face wagecuts and reduced rights when dealing with unscrupulous employers under the Government's IR legislation says the ACTU.

Commenting on a new aspect of the Government's IR legislation that has come to light, ACTU President Sharan Burrow said today:

"Contrary to the Prime Minister's claim that the new IR legislation would contain protection for vulnerable workers, the ACTU has now found there are important areas where many workers will be worse off by theproposed new laws.

A major problem is that the Government's guarantee that minimum wages will not fall below the current $12.75 will not apply to more than 1million workers who are aged under 21, disabled or trainees.

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