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Billy Negotiates an AWA
by D,P.
Saturday November 05, 2005 at 07:18 PM
counter-spin Hotline to Howard Andrews Draconian Planet
"Because Billy wants to get a foothold in the job market, he agrees to the AWA and accepts the job offer"
So how did Billy negotiate his AWA with his new employer? We reprised again an old Cole Porter tune, "Who wants to be a Millionaire?", to find out.
'Who wants to have a little work?' "I do!"
'Who wants to toil hard, not to shirk?' "I do!"
'Who wants a job that has all the mod cons?'
"With all the mod cons!
Hey man! Right on!"
'Who has their loyalty to pledge?' "I do!"
Billy Negotiates An AWA
More and more people are meeting Billy,
the hero of page 15 of the WorkChoices booklet,
including our resident bard, David Peetz
If you haven't read it yet, this is what The Government says about Billy, to make us all enthusiastic about WorkChoices:
"Billy is an unemployed job seeker who is offered a full-time job as a shop assistant by Costas, who owns a clothing retail store in Canberra. The clothing store is covered by a federal award. The job offered to Billy is contingent on him accepting an AWA.
The AWA Billy is offered provides him with the relevant minimum award classification wage and explicitly removes other award conditions...
The AWA Billy is offered explicitly removes award conditions for public holidays, rest breaks, bonuses, annual leave loading, allowances, penalty rates and shift/ overtime loadings...
Because Billy wants to get a foothold in the job market, he agrees to the AWA and accepts the job offer"
So how did Billy negotiate his AWA with his new employer? We reprised again an old Cole Porter tune, "Who wants to be a Millionaire?", to find out.
'Who wants to have a little work?' "I do!"
'Who wants to toil hard, not to shirk?' "I do!"
'Who wants a job that has all the mod cons?'
"With all the mod cons!
Hey man! Right on!"
'Who has their loyalty to pledge?' "I do!"
'To a firm on the cutting edge?' "I do!"
'Who wants to have incredible pay?'
"I do!" 'Then you should - sign this AWA!'
"Who wants to pay penalty rates?" ' I don't!'
"Who wants to give their staff meal breaks?" 'I don't!'
"Who wants to pay annual leave loading each year?"
'Leave loading each year?
Not while I'm here!'
"Who wants to pay for overtime?" 'I don't!'
"Who wants to give me what is mine?" 'I don't!'
"Who offers more than minimum wage?"
'I don't!' "Why should I - sign this AWA?"
'Who wants to get cut off the dole?' "I don't!"
'Who wants to spend their life in a hole?' "I don't!"
'Who is the Employment Advocate's mate?'
"The Advocate's mate?
That'll be the day!"
'Who has his lawyers at his call?' "I don't!"
'Consultants, advisers and all?' "I don't!"
'Who has the upper hand all the way?'
"I don't!" '" Then let's both - sign this AWA"'
Unwaged Workers Airwaves
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