Anne McEwen (SA, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to Senator Abetz, the Minister representing the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. Is the minister aware of Australian Bureau of Statistics figures that show that women on AWAs earn less per hour than their counterparts on certified agreements? Is the minister aware of ABS figures that show women on AWAs work more hours, on average, than women on certified agreements? Can the minister explain why ABS figures show that casual workers on AWAs are paid less per hour than their counterparts on certified agreements? Haven’t AWAs seen women required to work longer hours at a lower hourly rate than they would have on a certified agreement? Minister, hasn’t Work Choices seen many women workers made worse off?