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March 14, 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Electrical Trades Union said today it had received correspondence confirming that 62 meter reading jobs from Ergon Energy\u2019s regional depots will be outsourced within a month. <\/p>\n

State Organiser Trevor Gauld said the State Government had promised Queenslanders nothing would happen until the Costello Report was read and until the public had a say. <\/p>\n

“The government is now pressing ahead with their privatisation agenda even though most LNP members haven\u2019t even been given access to a copy of the report,\u201d Mr Gauld said.<\/p>\n

The Services Union Assistant Secretary Jennifer Thomas said the LNP was focusing on “privatisation by stealth” as the unions’ anti-privatisation campaigns were starting to bite.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis makes a complete mockery of the government\u2019s commitment to give due consideration to the Commission of Audit Report and to not privatise the energy sector without a mandate from the people,\u201d Ms Thomas said.<\/p>\n

Both unions said they had grave concerns about the impact of privatising the meter reading functions in Ergon.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis will ultimately cost consumers money. In the UK, privatisation of the meter reading functions to outside contractors has led to a high volume of complaints to the regulator about overcharging electricity bills and a lack of customer service,\u201d Mr Gauld said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf this model is followed in Queensland it will create a situation where customers with concerns about their electricity bill will now be forced to deal with three different call centres in an attempt to resolve their concerns.<\/p>\n

\u201cProfits formally returned to general State revenue will now be diverted to unnecessary layers of bureaucracy and the shareholders of these private companies.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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