Nothing is too petty... EMPLOYMENT Minister Eric Abetz has taken extraordinary action to bypass the Senate and enforce pay cuts on commonwealth cleaners. Labor successfully moved amendments yesterday in the upper house that were aimed at forcing the government to back down on plans to scrap changes to the guidelines that control the pay rates of cleaners. Labor and unions said the amendments were a victory for commonwealth cleaners who would have had their minimum rate of pay cut from $22.02 an hour to $17.49 an hour. But a spokesman for Senator Abetz revealed last night that the minister “signed an instrument revoking the guidelines” before the bill passed the parliament yesterday. ... David O’Byrne, acting national secretary of United Voice, said the guidelines prevented the exploitation of commonwealth cleaners. “Far from being counterproductive, the guidelines ensure companies that provide cleaning services for the government must ensure their cleaners are properly paid and have decent working conditions,” he said. “The guidelines were established because of the well-documented shocking record of employers in this industry.”
Posted on: Fri, 27 Jun 2014 08:43:52 +0000
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