Proposed cuts to Sunday penalty rates are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to workplace changes that would hurt workers,but it’s not all bad newsInitial coverage of the Productivity Commission’s review of the workplace relations framework has focused on recommendations to slash Sunday penalty rates to Saturday levels in industries including hospitality and retail. And impartial enough – such a lope would slash the remove-home pay of hundreds of thousands of workers.
However, employment minister senator Michaelia Cash has said the government’s position remains that the impartial Work Commission should set penalty rates independently. Unless and until that changes, or we should be looking for other key recommendations for shifts in our workplace relations system.
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Source: theguardian.com