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Issue No. 269 | 24 June 2005 |
Truth In Advertising
Interview: The Baby Drought Industrial: Lies, AWAs and Statistics Workplace: The Invisible Parents History: Bruce�s Big Blunder Politics: All God's Children Economics: Spun Out International: Shakey Trials Legal: Civil Distrubance Review: Crash Course In Racism Poetry: You're Fired
Hadgkiss in Family Friendly Assault Dangerous Vic bosses face slammer
The Locker Room Parliament The Soapbox
Foxtel�s folly Stuck for words More care, less scare Do or die time China throws in Mao�s towel Don�t strike out strikes
Labor Council of NSW |
News Hadgkiss in Family Friendly Assault
Hadgkiss is on the Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) management team that has just served up a non-union agreement that seeks to either slash or remove a range of family-friendly entitlements from 80 staff. Its clawbacks would see cuts to employees' rights to paternity, adoption, personal and carer's leave, and bereavement leave abolished entirely. The federal agency wants to turn overtime requirements on their head, requiring workers to show "reasonable cause" why they can't perform extra hours, and is seeking to abolish "permanent" employment for new starters. Workers would have to agree to meet the Minister's expectations, politicising the crime fighting agency along the lines of the partisan Building Industry Commission, and are being asked to agree not to involve "third parties" in any disputes. The CPSU has fielded complaints about the AIC demands but says low union density is a serious problems that staff need to overcome. "The AIC has a history of poor industrial relations," according to the CPSU's, Vince McDevitt. "But low union membership at the agency has allowed them to get away with it. "Their current agreement is a non-union agreement because it is so poor we weren't prepared to be involved. This is even worse but unless people join the union and get involved, they will get away with it." McDevitt said the recent victory in the Governor General's Department should offer AIC staffers heart. On the back of a membership leap, from around 20 to 50 percent, the CPSU signed off, last week, of "some very positive gains". When Hadgkiss, appointed to his position five years ago, was asked about the AIC he responded "what's that?" After a gentle reminder he recalled being a board member but denied double dipping on the taxpayer. "There are no fees," Hadgkiss insisted.
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