❓ The WA parliamentary question seeks data on the use of Australian Workplace Agreements (AWAs) within the WA public sector since 2001, particularly focusing on renewals and the government's policy stance. The answer indicates a phasing out of AWAs, primarily within Western Power.
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(1) Will the Premier advise the percentage of Western Australian Government employees that are currently employed on Australian Workplace Agreements?
(2) Will the Premier advise how many Western Australian Government workers are currently employed on Australian Workplace Agreements?
(3) Will the Premier provide a breakdown of the number and percentage of Western Australian Government employees that are employed on Australian Workplace Agreements on a department by department basis?
(4) How many Western Australian Government employees have renewed their Australian Workplace Agreements since Labor came to power in 2001?
(5) Will the Premier advise which departments have renewed Australian Workplace Agreements for their employees since Labor came to power and the number of Agreements that each department has renewed since Labor came to power?
(6) Given that Labor's policy is not to have Australian Workplace Agreements, why have these Agreements been renewed?
(7) Is it the Government's intention to cancel all Australian Workplace Agreements and shift all Western Australian employees over to union-negotiated Enterprise Bargaining Agreements; and
(a) if not, why not?
(2) Will the Premier advise how many Western Australian Government workers are currently employed on Australian Workplace Agreements?
(3) Will the Premier provide a breakdown of the number and percentage of Western Australian Government employees that are employed on Australian Workplace Agreements on a department by department basis?
(4) How many Western Australian Government employees have renewed their Australian Workplace Agreements since Labor came to power in 2001?
(5) Will the Premier advise which departments have renewed Australian Workplace Agreements for their employees since Labor came to power and the number of Agreements that each department has renewed since Labor came to power?
(6) Given that Labor's policy is not to have Australian Workplace Agreements, why have these Agreements been renewed?
(7) Is it the Government's intention to cancel all Australian Workplace Agreements and shift all Western Australian employees over to union-negotiated Enterprise Bargaining Agreements; and
(a) if not, why not?
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Answered
13 October 2005
Response time
30 days
Since 2001 there has been no new Workplace Agreements used in the employment of Public Sector employees. There has been some limited use of Australian Workplace Agreements by Western Power however most have or are about to expire and will either be moving on to the relevant Certified Agreement or will be on a common law contract.
There has been some limited use of Australian Workplace Agreements by Western Power however most have or are about to expire and will either be moving on to the relevant Certified Agreement or will be on a common law contract.
There has been some limited use of Australian Workplace Agreements by Western Power however most have or are about to expire and will either be moving on to the relevant Certified Agreement or will be on a common law contract.
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