The tide is turning on penalty rates, but how far will Turnbull go?
There is political momentum to tackle the thorny issue of penalty rates and it will test this Turnbull Government, for if it can't bring in this small change then the possibilities for more substantial labour market reform in the future are slim indeed, writes Chris Berg. The Productivity Commission's draft report into Australia's Workplace Relations Framework, released in August, recommended that penalty rates for Sundays be reduced to the same rates as those on Saturday for hospitality and retail workers. Being able to move, even in a small way, on penalty rates would be a major arrow in Malcolm Turnbull's quiver. After all, the PC only called for aligning Sunday penalty rates for entertainment, hospitality and retail workers with the Saturday rate.
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