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Business SA has yet again issued another report calling for cuts to the public sector and for the removal of tenure.

This entrenched and regularly repeated statement by Business SA overlooks several key realities:

The public sector has already been cut dramatically and is at a historically low level

Job cuts are directly impacting on the South Australian community and families

Independent university research shows that public sector job cuts result in a direct loss of private sector jobs

Removal of tenure will make it even more difficult to retain and recruit necessary staff

Removal of tenure will prevent and independent public sector from providing 'frank and fearless' advice

Further details and comments are available at The Advertiser website – Adelaide Now, including a poll today asking about support for the Business SA recommendations.  This can be found here. 

Independent research by the University of Newcastle 'The Economic and Social Impact of Staff Reductions in the South Australian Public Sector' highlights the negative impact of job cuts and the positive role Government can play in stimulating economic activity.  This report is available here.

The Industrial Relations Commission of South Australia will convene at 10.30 am on Thursday, 14 January 2010 to deal with the Application to certify the 'Parity' Agreement which received 86% support in the recent ballot.

11 January 2010