Rachel Siewert (WA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

What does the government intend to do? Let me be clear: this amendment gives employees the ability to test their AWA against the no disadvantage test. What does the government intend to do in circumstances where there is clear evidence of people being forced onto AWAs in that period between the election and when this bill comes into effect? I do not know how many people there are out there in this situation but I know there are some. I am sure the government has been presented with stories and other senators in this place have heard similar stories. Does the government intend to address that inherent unfairness? It is even more unfair when people have been forced onto these instruments since the election. This is not just about those employees but is a way of picking up those employees without making the act specifically retrospective.