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Christen’s employer, Greenacres,
in business if wage costs are too high.
problem is that certain advocates which say they could be forced to and the Government want skill based viability of the Disability Enterprise
cut jobs – or even close down – if a assessments removed from the wage system due to the tool’s inequality
new productivity-based wage tool is assessment tool. of determining what a person with
introduced.
In February 2018, the Fair Work
“Instead they are seeking a
“This will destroy the economic
disability gets paid which could lead
change to a productivity based wage to an unsustainable outcome for
Commission will decide how wages tool, which will only consider how fast Disability Enterprises resulting in job
for workers with disability are an employee works and not their skill losses.
determined. level,” he said.
Greenacres Chief Executive
“This makes no sense for anyone.”
“For example, someone doing Greenacres, Flagstaff and The
Officer Chris Christodoulou said simple packaging at a fast rate would Disability Trust were three Disability
the outcome could potentially be paid more than someone doing Enterprises which protested the
destroy the financial viability of many more complex work, like industrial proposed changes with their workers
Disability Enterprises, forcing them sewing, at a slower rate. and supporters at the My Job Counts
out of business and many Australians
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Mr Christodoulou said the key
is one of 13 Disability Enterprises
“Paying higher wages for a very
with disability out of a supportive simple task or a small part of a job is
workplace. not sustainable – no operation can stay
employment
rally in Wollongong.
Flagstaff Chief Executive Officer
Roy Rogers said the public and
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