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Contract cleaning company says AWAs are 'pointless'21 September 2007Reports that another large employer, the Australian Cleaning Contractors Association, has labelled the Government's IR laws 'farcical' and 'pointless' and plans to halt the use of AWAs is further evidence that the Howard Government's WorkChoices IR laws are in disarray says the ACTU. A Sydney Morning Herald report today states the Australian Cleaning Contractors Association which represents 150 contract cleaning companies is on the verge of dumping Australian Workplace Agreements because they find them 'complex and confusing'. The Australian Cleaning Contractors Association says the Government's workplace relations system has become "farcical" and "pointless" and is now considering returning to the award system or enterprise agreements. (SMH, p3, 21/9/07) "We had an AWA system in place that was getting rid of all the problems and complexities of awards, and now it's more complex and confusing," said the association's executive director, John Laws. ACTU President Sharan Burrow said: "We have always known these laws are bad for workers and we are now seeing employers decide they are also bad for business. "This week we have seen local councils that employ 50,000 workers writing to the Workplace Minister Joe Hockey saying they want to drop out of WorkChoices. "The national retailer Spotlight has also this week announced it is fed up with the WorkChoices laws and has abandoned the use of AWAs for its 6,000 staff. "The Government's WorkChoices IR laws are in tatters with major employers jumping ship almost every day and more and more workers saying they are worse off under the laws," said the ACTU President. |
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