Senate debates
Thursday, 22 November 2012
Bills
Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Amendment Bill 2012; In Committee
8:45 pm
Michaelia Cash (WA, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Immigration) Share this | Hansard source
One of the aspects that the Australian Greens are concerned about is that the bill excludes those businesses with fewer than 100 employees. Indeed, Senator Rhiannon, in her speech on the second reading, said that the Greens see this as quite detrimental. Has the government given any consideration to extending the coverage of the act to businesses with fewer than 100 employees?
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