BPIC causes 'loss of productivity' on Queensland construction sites

There have been calls to scrap the so called CFMEU tax in Queensland after a deal was struck between the Queensland government and the CMFEU for better conditions for workers. Queensland Major Contractors Association CEO Andrew Chapman discussed the pitfalls of BPIC (Best Practice Industry Conditions) which ensures a significant wage increase but not greater productivity. “It means we are delivering less for more money over a longer period of time,” Mr Chapman told Sky News Australia. “It means that the taxpayers are paying more and getting less”, Mr Chapman added. “We have already dropped eight to ten per cent this year, over the last year, in productivity on our construction sites and BPIC is forcing that further south”.