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Originally posted by haydos
It's still the same with AWAs you have the alternative to go elsewhere.
Not really. Jobs are not a commodity market. I can't just go and pick one up with the features I want. You take what you are offered, usually.
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Originally posted by haydos
If people are taking up the jobs then it can't be all that bad.
Yes it can. It means that people need more money than they are getting these days.
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Originally posted by haydos
You'll notice that since AWAs have been introduced the amount of jobs in Australia has risen, which personally I think is a success for the implementation of the legislation.
I agree. The new IR laws are an attempt to strengthen the economy, of course. It works like this:
employer gets employees on AWAs, with less net pay per year.
=> company can hire more employees on the same cash or the same number of employees for less.
=> profits go up.
=> the company has more money to invest locally.
=> the company does invest locally.
=> country profits.
I do believe that, while the fourth implication is very weak, the new IR laws will strengthen the economy overall [better than, say, dropping the minimum wage and the dole so as to compete with third world countries in the labor market]. I just don't feel that what we will gain is worth what we have lost. I'd rather a slightly weaker economy, relatively speaking, with wonderful things like guaranteed awards and a competitive Job market, than a higher GDP with cheaper labor over all.
was put impeccably into words at DebianDay for me last Saturday, by Knut Yrvin of Trolltech - adults try something once, fail, and then are like "ffs this doesn't work". Children try, fail, and then try again, and succeed - maybe on the second, or even fifth retry. But the thing is that they keep at it and overcome the problems in the end.
-andrewdodd13
Australia
