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AIRC confirms employer power to sack at will18 January 2007The full bench of the Australian Industrial Relations Commission (AIRC) has confirmed that the Howard Government’s unfair IR laws, give employers the power to sack staff without employees having the chance to appeal the decision. The AIRC decision handed down yesterday backed the case of employers that any operation reason was enough to sack an employee. ACTU President Sharan Burrow said the decision meant no employee was safe from these harsh laws. "If you work for a company with more than 100 employees you can be sacked without legal recourse. "Job security has become a thing of the past. A good employment record and years of loyal service is irrelevant, you can still be terminated. "In the case heard by the AIRC, Village Roadshow sacked a worker with nearly 20 years of excellent service because it was convenient to do so. "And that is really what these laws boil down to; the employer has the power to sack an employee if there is any ground or cause, and not just based on an employee's performance or the financial viability of the company. "Working families are struggling to keep their heads above water and the Howard Government's IR laws have already reduced their job security and put their wages and conditions at risk. "It is an attack on the living standards of every Australian worker that is having a devastating impact on many families. "This is what the Howard Government's harsh IR laws do, the AIRC has simply showed the true intent of these laws. "These wider powers mean that an employer with more than 100 employees does not need to be in financial difficulty to terminate staff, they simply need to have an operational reason in order to sack at will", Ms Burrow said. |
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