House debates Questions without Notice

Workplace Relations

Thursday, 24 May 2007 House of Representatives

Joe Hockey

Joe Hockey North Sydney, Liberal Party, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service

2:24 pm

I thank the member for McPherson for her question. In 1997 the coalition government put in place a workplace regulator with real teeth—the Office of Workplace Services. The Office of Workplace Services has recovered nearly $50 million for underpaid employees since 1997. Since March last year, the OWS has recovered $11.4 million on behalf of over 7,400 underpaid employees. It has also taken legal action—I think you people should be listening to this—

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