Joe Hockey (North Sydney, Liberal Party, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service) Share this | Hansard source

the unfair dismissal law was an impediment to job creation. The OECD said:

Strict employment protection legislation—

such as unfair dismissal laws—

is likely to increase the length of unemployment spells and thereby long-term unemployment. Likewise, the job prospects for those groups with relatively weak attachment to the labour market such as young workers and women can be compromised.

Basically, they are saying that the Labor Party’s job-destroying, unfair dismissal laws actually hurt those most vulnerable—

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