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Union scare campaign about flexible part-time provisions in IR Bill must be rebutted and rejected
“The flexible part-time provisions in the Government’s IR Bill have obvious merit for part-time employees and businesses and union attempts to misrepresent those provisions need to be rebutted and rejected,” Innes Willox, Chief Executive of the national employer association Ai Group said today.
“The provisions in the Bill would allow part-time employees in distressed industries to reach agreement with their employer on the working of additional ordinary hours up to 38 hours per week, subject to numerous safeguards. This flexibility is obviously in the interests of part-time employees, including many parents, students and migrants. If the employer is able to offer additional ordinary hours in a given week and a part-timer is happy to work the hours at ordinary rates, it is not sensible for workplace laws to prevent this.