Carol Brown (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. Is the minister aware of Minister Hockey’s claim:

The evidence now clearly illustrates that small business has embraced our Work Choices changes.

Minister, didn’t a recent survey in relation to the Work Choices legislation by Drake International of 300 companies reveal that 39 per cent of employers were unaware of their legal obligations about record keeping, 57 per cent believed the record-keeping requirements would negatively affect their business, 62 per cent said it would adversely affect their staff morale, 55 per cent believed it would negatively affect company culture and 52 per cent said it would have a possible impact on workplace productivity? Minister, why is your government so keen to avoid the facts about Work Choices?