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New bill to 'protect workers and entitlements'

The federal government has introduced a new bill to Parliament, which it claims will crack down on employers shirking worker obligations and lumping them onto taxpayers.

New bill to 'protect workers and entitlements'
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New bill to 'protect workers and entitlements'

Minister for Jobs and Industrial Relations Kelly O’Dwyer said the move was necessary to attack abuse of the Fair Entitlements Guarantee (FEG), which is funded by taxpayers, so that employees are not left high and dry when their employer falls into insolvency and is unable to pay out accrued entitlements.

Read the full article at My Business.

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