Exclusive: Legislation already in place should be used so workers are not forced to make ‘terrible choices’, Greens leader Adam Bandt says
The Australian government has the power to roll out paid pandemic leave via regulation, rather than having to pass new legislation through the parliament, according to advice from the parliamentary library.
The Greens, which shared the advice with Guardian Australia, said it showed the government should act immediately to prevent workers from “being forced to make terrible choices” when they felt they could not afford to stay at home while waiting for Covid-19 test results.
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