NOTE: Following the successful disaggreagtion of Western Power Corporation as of 1 April 2006, the Electricity Reform Implementation Unit has been disbanded. This site remains active for historical reference only.
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Business as usual
The State Government has reassured Western Power staff that their jobs and conditions will not be affected under electricity reform.
Jobs and conditions can be guaranteed because the State Government will retain ownership of the restructured Western Power.
The new entities – Generation (Verve Energy), Networks (Western Power), Retail (Synergy) and Regional Power (Horizon Power) – will remain firmly in public hands. Western Power is NOT being privatised.
Job transfer policy
The job transfer policy spells out there will be:
The State Government put legislation in place to give effect to the essential components of the transfer policy, such as maintenance of wages and entitlements (see Part 2, Division 3 of the Electricity Corporations Act 2005). (Include hyperlink)
