House debates Questions without Notice

Workplace Relations

Tuesday, 16 June 2009 House of Representatives

Michael Keenan

Michael Keenan Stirling, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations

3:25 pm

My question is to the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. Minister, I refer you to this letter from the proprietor of the local IGA supermarket in Shenton Park in Western Australia. He outlines his concerns that, under the government’s new general retail industry award, his small business will be required to increase the pay of casual employees to almost $40 an hour. Under these changes, this proprietor says that he will have no choice but to sack staff. Minister, how many jobs will your award changes destroy?

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