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Workchoices makes agenda clear: Cripple awards and outlaw strikes in essential services
Prime Minister John Howard and Workplace Relations Minister Kevin Andrews yesterday revealed the steps they had taken to respond to concerns raised over their May IR policy announcement. But their WorkChoices booklet also makes it clear that the second-wave laws will go even further in some areas than first thought, including by extending the unfair dismissal exemption to redundancies; limiting what can be included in agreements; further reducing awards' relevance; and outlawing strikes in essential services.
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