Rachel Siewert (WA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

The Greens are opposing this amendment. I am sure that comes as no surprise to the opposition. We think this amendment fundamentally undermines the award modernisation process and, more importantly, the amendment means that employers will never have to provide their employees with the benefits of the new safety net. The requirement for the transition provisions allows for increased costs to be phased in, and we believe that is an adequate measure to take into account the consequences of the award modernisation process for business. Therefore we will not be supporting this amendment.