Slashing penalty rates: a misguided response to problems of the past
- Written by John Quiggin, Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
AAPA Senate committee has finally handed down a report on the Fair Work Commission’s decision to reduce Sunday penalty rates for workers in a range of service industries.
The report recommends that the government bring in legislation to overturn the decision, citing mixed evidence of the impact of the penalty rate cut, and the fact that...
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