Mr. Greg Caffrey:

With regard to some of the commentary from ISME, the avoidance of answering the question Senator Gavin asked, regarding whether his son or any other young worker should not receive the same rate of pay for comparative work, is incredible. In the reply it was also mentioned that the person giving the response is a small employer who employs a part-time team. It would be very interesting to know whether she is a national minimum wage employer or a sub-national minimum wage employer. Do the workers employed by her have access to collective bargaining rights? The majority of young paid workers in these sectors do not have access to collective bargaining rights because the members of ISME do not engage with the trade unions to facilitate collective bargaining on pay.