Factsheet 1.
Abolish protection from unfair dismissal for 4 million
workers employed in companies with less than 100 staff
Important changes coming from 1 July 2005.
The Howard
Government has said it will use its new Senate powers to take away many of your
basic rights at work.
The Government wants to get
rid of your right to redundancy pay and protection from unfair
dismissal.
The Government has announced that it wants
to abolish all unfair dismissal protection for people working in workplaces with
less than 100 employees.
This means 99 per cent of private sector
employers will be able to sack their workers unfairly, not even giving them a
reason for being sacked.
These sacked workers will have no protection
under federal law.
The Government is already trying to pass laws that
would take away the right of everyone working in small businesses to get
redundancy pay – leaving them with nothing if they get sacked or are made
redundant.
And workplace agreements – both individual and
collective – will no longer have to contain minimum award redundancy
provisions.
Unions are committed to protecting job security, which is
crucial to working people’s peace of mind and quality of life.
Your job security is a right worth fighting for.
For more information call the ACTU Hotline on 1300 362
223.