Friday 29th of March 2024

nose down...

 

pig's arse...

They were appointed in the spirit of austerity to identify billions of dollars to hack from government spending.

But the Abbott government's audit commissioners have been accused of failing to walk the walk on what they are taking from the public purse.

Audit chairman Tony Shepherd has so far been paid $25,000 for the equivalent of 17 days' work.

He and his four fellow commissioners, including former Liberal senator Amanda Vanstone, are in the highest pay bracket that exists for specialist advisers to government.

At $1490, Mr Shepherd's daily pay is higher than the average weekly earnings of an ordinary full-time worker.

Commissioner Peter Boxall, a former senior public servant and one-time chief-of-staff to former treasurer Peter Costello, has received $21,000 for eight full days and six "part days".

Robert Fisher, a bureaucrat from Western Australia, has been paid $29,250 for 19.5 equivalent full days.

Ms Vanstone and fellow commissioner Tony Cole have not yet submitted a claim for payment.

Greens senator Richard di Natale, who chairs the parliamentary Select Committee into the government's Commission of Audit, accused the commissioners of "hypocrisy".


Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/audit-commissioners-earn-top-dollar-for-advising-on-cuts-20140204-31yqr.html#ixzz2sKm0FgU4

 

chipping at your deserved rewards...

 

The Abbott Government has asked a major review of workplace awards to assess whether minimum terms and conditions, including penalty rates, are still relevant.

The Government is also encouraging the Fair Work Commission (FWC) to take the cost of labour into account when reviewing the awards which set basic terms and conditions.

It follows a warning by Employment Minister Eric Abetz that Australia risks a "wages explosion" if bosses do not start saying no to workers and unions requesting pay rises.

There are 122 modern awards which cover most jobs and employees across a range of industries, except managers earning more than $130,000 per year and workers bound by agreements.

"The commission should consider the impact of employment costs on employers' decision to hire workers over the next four years," the Government's submission states.

The Minister also wants the commission to take the softening economy into account when setting modern awards.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-02-04/coalition-questions-relevance-of-modern-awards/5238298

Soon, your rights at work will be on the block... unless it's a chocolate clock...