
Issue No 15		28 May 1999

News

Pay Equity Jitters as Report Gathers Dust

Unions fear the Carr Government may be going cold on its election commitment to implement the recommendations of its ground-breaking report into gender pay equity.

Despite pre-election promises that changes would be made to the Industrial Relations Act to give effect to the report, there have been no sign of any draft amendments to date.

The legislative changes would make it clear that the Industrial Relations Commission could use equal pay principles when setting wages and settling disputes.

Australian Services Union services branch secretary Alison Peters says she's written to both the premier and Industrial Relations Minister Jeff Shaw voicing her union's concern at the lack of action since the election.

Peters says without the amendments, the disparities in pay between women and men that were identified in the Pay Equity report will remain in place.

"These amendments will prevent further delays in addressing serious inequities for women workers, particularly those in low paid jobs," she says.

"It is an important matter for women workers and it is an important matter for the union movement.".

Labor Council has called on the Carr Government to move on the recommendations this session, along with its other industrial relations reform proposals.

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Issue 15 contents

Interview: Back to the Grassroots
Trade union trainer Jill Biddington looks at old problems through a new lens. Her message: talk to the workers.

Unions: TWU: The Workplace Union
Ring Tony Sheldon, State Secretary of the NSW Transport Workers Union, and if you don't get through straight away you're told it's because "I'm organising members at the moment".

History: Proud to be a Member
Retired transport workers remind young members of the struggles which produced the benefits they now enjoy.

Indigenous: Nowhere to Run, Nowhere to Hide
Australia's treatment of its indigenous people is a problem that won't go away.

Review: Popcorn Goes for the Crunch
A Sydney production attempts to bring Ben Elton's satire of film-shplatt cinema to life.

Labour Review: What's New at the Information Centre
View the latest issue of Labour review, Labour Council's fortnightly update on industrial issues.

Health: Being Lead Astray
Workers in a range of occupations are exposed to lead and are not being made aware of the hazards

» Labor Council Unveils New Public Face

» Revealed: New, Meaner Breed of Body Hire

» Unions Wins Own Safety Prosecution

» Timor Protest Calls for UN Troops

» Pay Equity Jitters as Report Gathers Dust

» Paid Maternity Leave: One Step Forward - One Step Back

» Court Victory for PNG Workers

» First For Union With Multicultural Arts Grant

» Cleaners Clean Up In Backpay Bonanza

» Unions Join Sorry Ceremony

» Guest Report

» Sport

» Trades Hall

» Piers Watch

» Concern at Timor Attitudes

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