Ms Wendy Gray:

I would just like to say that the employer is free to offer anything they would like from day one. It is the floor that we are offering, in terms of the minimum right of the employee. In addition, it is quite common to have a number of months to serve in an employment before an employee gets legal rights, in particular, rights such as parental leave, carer's leave and unfair dismissals. Those all require a certain amount of time served before an employee gets those rights. We would be happy to consider a recommendation if the committee feels that six months is too long.