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Stirling Griff I move Nick Xenophon Team amendment (1) on sheet 8034 revised: (1) Schedule 2, page 5 (after line 27), at the end of the Schedule, add: 5 At the end of Part 7 Add: 243A Review of operation of Youth Jobs PaTH program (1) Before the end of the period of 2 years after the commencement of Schedule 2 to the _Social Security Legislation Amendment (Youth Jobs Path: Prepare, Trial, Hire) Act 2017_, the Employment Minister must cause to be conducted a review into the operation of the program established by the Commonwealth and known as "Youth Jobs PaTH". (2) The Employment Minister must cause to be prepared a report of a review under subsection (1). (3) The Employment Minister must cause a copy of the report to be tabled in each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after the completion of the preparation of the report. (4) In this section: _Employment Minister_ means the Minister administering the _Fair Entitlements Guarantee Act 2012_. Doug Cameron In relation to the NXT amendment, I need some clarity from the Xenophon party. The proposal is for a review by the minister after two years. Given the history of the problems that have arisen with Work for the Dole, even to the extent where a young person was killed in Work for the Dole, despite the checks and balances that are supposedly there to look after not only the conditions that these young people would be working under but also their health and safety, from Labor's point of view we have severe concerns that they will not be carried out effectively or properly. An example is that, under Minister Cash, apprentices, who get far more checks and balances in their employment conditions than anyone would have under this bill, are still being ripped off mercilessly by employers around the country. In fact, the Fair Work Ombudsman has conducted two investigations into the pay and conditions of apprentices, and what it found was that about 50 per cent of apprentices were not receiving proper
Senate, 2017-05-10. affirmative: ayes 34, noes 29.
Question
Stirling Griff I move Nick Xenophon Team amendment (1) on sheet 8034 revised: (1) Schedule 2, page 5 (after line 27), at the end of the Schedule, add: 5 At the end of Part 7 Add: 243A Review of operation of Youth Jobs PaTH program (1) Before the end of the period of 2 years after the commencement of Schedule 2 to the _Social Security Legislation Amendment (Youth Jobs Path: Prepare, Trial, Hire) Act 2017_, the Employment Minister must cause to be conducted a review into the operation of the program established by the Commonwealth and known as "Youth Jobs PaTH". (2) The Employment Minister must cause to be prepared a report of a review under subsection (1). (3) The Employment Minister must cause a copy of the report to be tabled in each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after the completion of the preparation of the report. (4) In this section: _Employment Minister_ means the Minister administering the _Fair Entitlements Guarantee Act 2012_. Doug Cameron In relation to the NXT amendment, I need some clarity from the Xenophon party. The proposal is for a review by the minister after two years. Given the history of the problems that have arisen with Work for the Dole, even to the extent where a young person was killed in Work for the Dole, despite the checks and balances that are supposedly there to look after not only the conditions that these young people would be working under but also their health and safety, from Labor's point of view we have severe concerns that they will not be carried out effectively or properly. An example is that, under Minister Cash, apprentices, who get far more checks and balances in their employment conditions than anyone would have under this bill, are still being ripped off mercilessly by employers around the country. In fact, the Fair Work Ombudsman has conducted two investigations into the pay and conditions of apprentices, and what it found was that about 50 per cent of apprentices were not receiving proper
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