26 April 2006 NSW INQUIRY INTO WORKCHOICES The NSW Government is undertaking parliamentary inquiry into the effect of WorkChoices Legislation on working men and women. The Inquiry will be particularly interested in: the ability of workers to genuinely bargain in relation to their employment conditions, as well as the impact on women, youth, casual employees and the impact on security of employment; the impact on rural communities, gender equity, balancing work and family responsibilities and injured workers. The NSW Government is calling for submissions about the effect of the changes. This is an opportunity for the Union, as well as individual workers, to have their say about the recent industrial relations changes, to express our concerns about the Howard Government’s anti-worker approach and to provide evidence of the unfairness in the system and how it is detrimental to workers. The CFMEU will be making a submission to the Inquiry. Workers are also encouraged to make their own submission. The CFMEU can assist you in this. The date by which submissions must be lodged with the Inquiry is 26 May 2006. If you have experienced an injustice at work under the new Work Choices regime and want your story told, please contact CFMEU Senior Legal Officer, Rita Mallia, on 9749 0480. [ more news ]