Stephen Smith (Perth, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Industry, Infrastructure and Industrial Relations) Share this | Hansard source

Yesterday and today, I was misrepresented by the Prime Minister in question time in respect of the now withdrawn Esselte AWA. Firstly, the Prime Minister asserted that I had misled the House on Thursday when I said that a full-time Esselte worker whose work included working on Saturday would be $65 a week worse off on the Esselte AWA. This is not borne out by the facts and is not reflected by the detailed calculations I have released publicly. It is not true.

Secondly, the Prime Minister said I misled the House because I had based the $65 on Saturday work, which was not relevant. This is not true and is not borne out by the facts. Thirdly, that where Saturday was worked, compensation was paid. This is not true and is not borne out by the facts. Indeed, under the AWA, ordinary work from Monday to Friday has been extended from Monday to Sunday.

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