Acting Industrial Relations Minister, Diane Beamer, says the instances shows what she says the devastating effect workchoices laws are having on workers.
Ms Beamer also says the New South Wales government's phone advisory line on the laws has taken more than 55-thousand calls since the changes came into effect.
She says the States and Territories are proceeding with a legal challenge to the new laws.
“We are going to proceed ahead with a high court challenge to the new Workchoices law. We are also calling on the leader of the New South Wales opposition, who has turned his back on those families, says he will hand over all new New South Wales workers, over the commonwealth elected to change his mind. Back our plan to stop these laws, coming into effect in New South Wales families,” Ms Beamer said.
Skills shortage
Meanwhile Prime Minister, John Howard, says the federal government is willing to work with State and Territory governments to address the issue of shortage of skills.
Mr Howard admits there is a shortage of skilled workers in Australia, but denies it's a crisis.
The Prime Minister has told the ABC several State Governments have expressed a desire for more skilled migrant workers.
“There is a shortage of skills because the Australian economy is growing at an incredible pace. The states incidentally strongly support brining in skilled migrants from overseas which is directly counter to what Mr Beazley is saying. The states are agitating all the time to bring in more skilled migrants, even police. They want to bring people from all around the world to fill in the skills gap and we will work with them on that,” Mr Howard said.