"Imagine what a 10% cut to wages above say $150k and a 5% cut to wages between say $50-149k could do for Australia's productivity."
Very low brow comment,there is no linkage between wages and productivity.
Outdated work practices from employers,who are penny wise and pound foolish when it comes to modern work practices are at the top of list for poor productivity.
I suggest a look at OSH requirements as a productivity negative is paramount. This is driven by insurance company's,the impost on business is enormous in terms of excess personnel to insure a safe working environment.
Have a read of this.
Company fined $65,000 over worker death AAP Updated October 17, 2013, 12:20 pm
A WA construction company has been fined $65,000 over the death of a man who fell seven metres through a skylight.
Cochrane and Sons pleaded guilty in the Kalgoorlie Magistrates Court this week to failing to ensure a safe workplace for a person who was not an employee and, by that failure, causing the death of a man.
In March 2011, Cochrane and Sons began construction on a 28m long, 18m wide and seven metre tall steel shed at Wye Farm in Salmon Gums near Esperance, in the Great Southern region.
The steel frame of the shed was erected and in May 2011, five workers began installing the wall cladding and roof sheeting.
One of the workers stepped from a zincalume sheet over the ridge and onto a polycarbonate sheet.
But the sheet gave way and the worker fell about seven metres to the ground, suffering fatal injuries, Worksafe said.
Safety mesh had not been installed under the roof, there was no edge protection on the building, and there were no harnesses for workers performing tasks at height, Worksafe said.
WorkSafe WA Commissioner Lex McCulloch said it was a tragedy waiting to happen.
"After the incident, the company bought two rolls of safety mesh that cost $80 a roll, along with two roofer's kits containing static lines and harnesses for $450 each," he said.
"This is not a huge outlay to prevent a fall, and unfortunately it was made too late for the worker who lost his life on this job." Worksafe says 17 WA workers have died as a result of falls in the past four years.
