Fed: Hockey blames Labor for fear of Work Choices =4

AAP General News (Australia)
08-03-2007
Fed: Hockey blames Labor for fear of Work Choices =4

Victorian Industrial Relations Minister Rob Hulls later said that nearly 40,000 complaints
had been made to state and territory workplace watchdogs since the beginning of Work Choices.

But he said the federal Workplace Ombudsman had been slow in providing assistance once
the complaints had been forwarded by the state and territory advocates.

"The Workplace Ombudsman has failed to deliver an efficient, effective service," he
said in a statement.

"In Victoria it appears it is only when a matter makes the media that the Workplace
Ombudsman acts."

A response was being sought from the Workplace Ombudsman Nick Wilson.

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