March 15th, 2008
Awards And Unfair Dismissal - What Is The Point?
Oh the simplicity of AWA’s; stripping-out those ridiculous award conditions for a common sense approach, beneficial to both parties. “What ridiculous award conditions?” I hear you ask. Where shall I start? How about the employers obligation to pay an extra $6.45 per week if the employee collects butchers bones, or paying an extra $16.19 per week if the employee drives more than one horse, or how about the extra $0.94 per tonne for carrying salt. Can you imagine the administration involved with these stupid rules. When paying staff under award conditions employers must determine normal hours worked, hours worked at time and a half, hours worked at double time, hours worked at double time and a half. Do they get the extra $0.42 per day for handling diapers ? Did they work in the forest this week? In that case under the award they receive an additional $20.32 per week. Did Fred collect some money from Mrs Jones? In that case he receives an extra $20.32 per week for collecting monies (but only if that money was over $600). What idiot sits down and determines these laws? An AWA simply trades off these silly little extras for an increase in the basic wage and sensible overtime rates.
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