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Gillard calls for changes to horticulture, call centre, retail and pharmacy modern awards
Workplace Relations Minister Julia Gillard has responded to horticultural employers' concerns and directed the AIRC to allow flexible hours and casuals' piece rates to continue in the industry's new modern award. She has also varied her award modernisation request to acknowledge union concerns over in-house call centre workers' safety net, and asked the Commission to look at part-time penalty rates in the retail and pharmacy sectors.
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