Armchair_Politician wrote on Jan 1
st, 2013 at 7:49am:
... and we can be sure you have proof backing up your utter nonsense. Oh, right. Look who I'm talking about!
Adelcrow is of course being facetious, however there is plenty proof that workers need to be extremely wary of Abbott. After a year of donning funny hats, rolling his sleeves up and mixing it with the workers, Abbott sold out his working buddies by voting against legislation increasing the protection for workers who lose their entitlements when companies go under.
Quote:“This is a law which protects workers and their families at a time of need, yet the Coalition can not bring themselves to support it, because they do not understand how important it is for workers.”
“When companies go bust, many workers miss out on payments they are legally entitled to, on top of losing their jobs.
“Workers often have little or no say during bankruptcy proceedings, and end up losing their entitlements through no fault of their own.
“This bill closes the gaps and ensures that redundancy entitlements are paid up to four weeks per year of service.
Under the new legislation, employees will be protected if their employer is subject to deed of company arrangements, or equivalent bankruptcy proceedings.
Mr Oliver said the bill contained safeguards which ensure the system can only be used in cases of genuine insolvency, and not as a way for employers to avoid their obligations.
“This is a balanced and sensible piece of legislation. The Coalition should be ashamed that they did not support it.”
ACTU Secretary Dave Oliver
Sensible legislation that should have had bipartisan support. Instead, Abbott sold out the workers once again. Workers should understand a future Abbott government will most likely tear down legislation that ensures they do not lose redundancy pay, long-service leave or holiday pay if their employers go bankrupt.
As a worker you vote for Abbott at your own risk.
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