Hands up if this surprises anyone.....
From the ABC
Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane has described the decision as a "defining point" for the future of government assistance.
"I think it is a clear delineation of where this Government believes we need to go with industry policy," Mr Macfarlane said.
Mr Abbott has urged the company to renegotiate its workplace agreement, saying some aspects are "extremely generous" and need to be changed.
"The existing agreement contains conditions and provisions which are well in excess of the award," Mr Abbott said, pointing to the redundancy and sick leave provisions.
"This does need to be very extensively renegotiated if this restructure is to be completed.
"As SPC and Coca-Cola go about this renegotiation, they'll certainly have the support of government in doing so."
Ahhhh, what happened to the recent precedential breach of the Fair Work Act??????
Ahhhh, sh!t happens doesn't it, anyway, we wont give you any monetary assistance but we will help you nail the workers......
It may be timely to remind ourselves, a 3% p.a increase in remuneration is a real world pay freeze and ultimately a cut in Australia. Most Australians have had there wages frozen in real world terms since Howard was a boy.
Here they come............
Last edited by Acute Instinct; 31st Jan 2014 at 08:30.