Same Job Same Pay legislation

[MickG0105]

Originally Posted by dr dre

A business lobby/LNP talking point that’s been debunked:

What do employers say?

According to material supporting the ad campaign launched by the business groups:
It means by law, employers will have to pay workers with little knowledge or experience exactly the same as workers with decades of knowledge and experience.

It means by law, you cannot earn better pay by working harder or longer, if your colleague does not share your ambition or work ethic

What basis is there for the claim?

The claim that workers with “little knowledge or experience” will be paid the same is extremely unlikely. Both workplace pay deals and awards contain different job classifications and grades so that more experienced workers or those exercising more skill are paid more.

The policy is directed at ensuring that people employed by two different methods – labour hire or direct employment – are not paid differently, not that all other distinctions, such as experience, are ignored.

To paraphrase Mandy Rice Davies, they would say that, wouldn’t they.

And I am not talking about the legislation, I am referring to the underpinning concept.

Frankly, addressing a piece of reasoning as a "talking point", and then claiming to debunk it with more "talking points" doesn't evidence much in the way of critical thinking.