Work Choices penalties
A group of workers at an Electrical company have been docked 1 weeks pay for refusing to work overtime for a certain period. As part of a Union-backed campaign to excert pressure on the company, all members stopped working overtime shifts. The company used what they claim were the provisions (actually, the requirements) in the WorkChoices act, to penalise the involved workers.
The government has referred the case to the Office of Workplace Services (their "watchdog"). But the Lawyers are gearing up for a big test-case in the courts, to see exactly what the extent of the legislation is.
This is another potential PR problem for the Government, and i'm hoping there will be good traction. If only the Tabloids weren't so biased, they would be all over this like a rash. Anyways, it should make for interesting politicking.
The government has referred the case to the Office of Workplace Services (their "watchdog"). But the Lawyers are gearing up for a big test-case in the courts, to see exactly what the extent of the legislation is.
This is another potential PR problem for the Government, and i'm hoping there will be good traction. If only the Tabloids weren't so biased, they would be all over this like a rash. Anyways, it should make for interesting politicking.
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