“National’s Employment and Workplace Relations Policy is a gift to employers wrapped in the language of 'reasonableness',” said Laila Harré, National Secretary of the National Distribution Union in response to the release of the policy today.
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National's Workplace Policy: A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
Submitted by administrator on Thu, 24/07/2008 - 2:25pm.Youth rates to be phased out
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 03/12/2007 - 12:25pm.Following a last minute protest by hundreds of young workers and a significant deal between the National Distribution Union and Progressive, a last minute change to a watered-down youth rates bill was pushed through Parliament.
Green MP Sue Bradford’s bill to abolish youth rates for 16 and 17-year-olds was pulled randomly by parliamentary ballot in 2005 during Unite Union’s high-publicity fast-food strikes to end youth rates in 2005.
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