ATA NSW releases safe rates fact sheet
December 1, 2011Together with its industrial relations partner, Ai Group, ATA NSW has released an exclusive fact sheet for its members about the details of the Australian Government’s safe rates bills.
The Government introduced the bills into Parliament last week.
The Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, Anthony Albanese, said the bills would establish a new Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal.
“The bill empowers the tribunal to inquire into sectors, issues and practices within the road transport industry and, where appropriate, determine mandatory minimum rates of pay and related conditions for employed and self-employed drivers,” he said.
ATA NSW manager Jill Lewis said the organisation would fight for its members.
“ATANSW is an association that supports and represents operators, and we will continue to push for compliance and enforcement rather than unnecessary red tape,” Jill said.
“In our submission to the safe rates secretariat in February, we very clearly stated that ‘safety is a culture that should be nurtured and grown through improved practices and encouragement.’ The creation of yet another tribunal will do nothing to improve compliance.”
The two bills will be debated in Parliament next year. If passed, they will take effect from 1 July 2012.
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