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Can you sack then re-hire Cowra-style? Lawyers speak

At the end of a week dominated by the Cowra Abattoir dispute, there is little support for the assertion by Workplace Relations Minister Kevin Andrews that under Work Choices it remains unlawful for companies to sack employees if their main reason for doing so is to re-employ them on inferior conditions.

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