Can the Minister outline the public sector implications of the Federal Governments industrial relations proposals?
The Hon. JOHN DELLA BOSCA: I appreciate the opportunity to make the House aware of some of the public sector implications of the Commonwealth Government’s proposals. The Iemma Government will do all within its powers to protect workers and their families from the Commonwealth’s attack on their lifestyle, wages and conditions. This, of course, extends to our hardworking frontline public sector workers. We are opposed to the Commonwealth’s extreme proposals because they are fundamentally unfair, unnecessary and will be counterproductive for business and the wider community. The Federal Government’s proposals will reduce the real value of minimum rates of pay, bypass both the Commonwealth and New South Wales award safety nets, and force employees into stripped-down Australian workplace agreements with fewer entitlements and little or no protection. It is important for everyone in this place, and the people of New South Wales, to understand how these proposals will particularly affect publ
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