Fed: Hockey says AWA figures don't show whole story=2

AAP General News (Australia)
04-17-2007
Fed: Hockey says AWA figures don't show whole story=2

Mr Howard told reporters today during a visit to Lowood, west of Brisbane, he could
not verify the figures, but believed workers had been trading off conditions well before
the Work Choices laws came into force.

"I have no way of knowing whether these figures are correct," Mr Howard said.

"They didn't come out through the agency head.

"But I do know this - that even if they were correct they would only tell one side
of the story because it's long been the case that people might give up their penalty rates,
and this happened before Work Choices, then they get something in return."

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KEYWORD: WORKPLACE AWAS 2/LEAD 2 BRISBANE (REOPENS)

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