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[gemdot]

EVERYONE LOVES A PETITION! Your Rights at Work vs the Stupid New Changes. If you think this doesn't affect you, you are wrong.
If you won't give 30 seconds of your time then you are wrong and stupid and quite possibly lazy.

Sure, Baranby is a bit of a weirdo, but he's on our side which makes him OUR weirdo.

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[grimreaperess]

Done.

'Cept I'm really hanging out for someone to explain this all to me without the hype and propoganda etc.

[gemdot]

Australia + changing work conditions = bad. If it aint broke, don't spend 5 million of our tax dollars trying to change it to something that nobody has any idea about without properly informing the citizens or even mentioning it pre-election.
They're trying to end the confusion of this ancient system we all live by. Yeah, I know, I wasn't confused either!

Evidently, and I'm not sure of the exact logistics, minimum wage will go down, legal work conditions will go down, unfair dismissal laws will change (to be less available!), and employers will have complete control of the options available to us. Your boss will tell you whether you can have a lunch break, when to have it and how long it'll go for. Unions won't be able to assist you when your boss doesn't let you eat or use the toilet all day.

Any more info and we can chat on Saturday. :)

[grimreaperess]

…once again, I'm waiting for someone to explain it in a non bias, matter of fact way and it seems no one can.

All I'm getting is "This is going to happen, that is going to happen" or from the government "This is CERTAINLY NOT going to happen, as is this"

Best I can understand is that the Howard Government is trying to take on the US's way of doing things, basically taking away any minimum requirements and leaving businesses and employees to organise it themselves. (So that means no minimum wage, no minimum annual leave etc, it's all up to the employer vs the employee.)

I understand that you personally will have to bargain for things like paid public holidays and sick leave, and as I understand a lot of un-skilled workers do not have that ability.

I agree it's bad, I just want to know what's actually going on and what's actually going to change. Not just a whole bunch of 'this WILL happen if Howard does this' and then no real evidence one way or the other.

It's all too confusing!

[gemdot]

I don't get paid public holidays or sick leave and I never have nor do I expect them.
I typed out a huge rant but... Ah stuff it.

Nobody knows what will happen.