John Welch and the Albany WAPOU Members witness local member of Parliament, John Watson sign the pledge in support of prison officers campaign 'Respect the Risk'
New mothers’ connection with the workplace will be protected following the rejection by Parliament today of a Coalition attempt to weaken the Paid Parental Leave scheme, say unions.
A bill introduced by Liberal MP Bruce Billson, which would have turned paid parental leave from an employment entitlement to a welfare payment by removing business’s role in administering the payment, was defeated in the House of Representatives today.
ACTU President Ged Kearney said the Bill would have undermined one of the key objectives of the PPL scheme: encouraging women's participation in the workforce by maintaining a connection to their employer during the period of leave.
In December last year the Barnett Government released a report containing 193 recommendations to change workplace laws in Western Australia.
The report was written by a former Howard Governmetn industrial relations lawyer and could affect up to 300,000 WA workers.
These changes pose a serious threat to people’s rights at work. If implemented, they will greatly undermine many WA workers and strip away employment conditions that have been hard fought for.
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