This may not apply to all, but to those it does;
If you agree "working families have never been better off" and you are one, vote Liberal. If you are a working family and are struggling more than ever, vote Labor.
There you go, I just saved the country a few billion dollars that we can now spend on health and education! Too easy!

The new IR laws, with their implemented Australian Workplace Agreements (AWAs), have been in force for some years now. On paper some of the AWAs seem to provide for some good conditions.

I say "on paper" because my employer has just announced he is not going to honour one of the terms, namely the provision for two weeks annual leave after 12 months of continuous service without any time off.

I have met that criteria. Now I find I have a simple choice - try to fight for the annual leave (and be immediately dismissed as a troublemaker), or forgo my entitlement and keep my job.

These new laws don't provide any rights to the worker, but total power to the employer. Who deserves my vote? Who will bring about true justice?

In my opinion, the answer is neither of the major parties.

George001

Any one with an understanding of politics will know , the results are in it is unlikely we will not have a new PM.
12 months of polling, some far more than just a few voters, see the Sydney news papers one of constantly over 5.000.
The looooonnngg dragged out campaign is just in case something surfaces to bring a startling last minute turn around, it will not.
Such a mandate in 2004, so badly miss used.
Such betrayal of those battlers who installed John Howard, such a downfall for the old fella.
History making! lost election ,just maybe a lost seat.
Costello in charge the day after the election? Sunday morning? likely indeed.

Huh? We have a choice?

I thought we could only vote Laboral in this particular election...

George......

can you fill us in with more detail.

You portray your boss as some kind of industrial vulture out to peck your flesh leaving only bone for the hyena's.

But I think there must be more to it than you are letting on.

There must have been some discussion... he must have said something like 'We are beyond flat out.. can't spare anyone at the moment..etcetc'

R U telling us that he is not allowing you to have ANY accrued leave at ANY time ?

You can goto the ombudsman about this, I think he could do more than we can.

If there are not good reasons for the denial of hols, then its not a job worth keeping..SO LEAVE.

I guess you could hope Labour get in then you can send one of those heavy handed and not so heavily educated Union Reps. in to fight for your rights. Think I would rather do it myself and look like a trouble maker.