Be in no doubt that the Federal Government's full scale Productivity Commission Inquiry into Australian workplaces will be a megaphone for big business. They will be loudly making the case for winding back our rights at work: from removing unfair dismissal protections, cutting wages, bringing back individual contracts, attacking penalty rates and the minimum wage. But workers can speak up and make the Productivity Commission confront what work is like in the REAL world.
To make sure the voices of ordinary Australians are heard, we've made it easy for you to tell the Productivity Commission what you think – but you only have until this Friday 13 March:
- Use our guided online form to make a submission; or
- Use the Productivity Commission's form for making a short comment
Tell the Productivity Commission Inquiry your story.
If you are on the minimum wage, how would it affect you if it was frozen, reduced or eradicated altogether? Do you feel like you have the ability to negotiate with your boss by yourself? Does your boss take your ideas for improving the workplace seriously? How secure do you feel in your current job? What do penalty rates mean for your family budget?
It's up to us to make sure the Productivity Commission hears from real people about what working life is actually like, and why we need better, not weaker workplace laws.
There isn't much time - submissions are due this Friday so make your voice heard now.
More details about how to fill out the form are below.
You can find out more about the PC Inquiry on their website here.
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