by AIER admin | Feb 23, 2017 | General
The Fair Work Commission today handed down its decision to reduce Sunday and public holiday penalty rates in the hospitality and retail sectors. The decision will mean hundreds of thousands of workers will take home less pay. At a time of record low wage growth in the...
by AIER admin | Jun 21, 2016 | General
One of the more interesting workplace issues to get an airing in the election campaign has been the contest between Labor and the Greens on penalty rates. Labor and the union movement have been running a visible campaign on protecting penalty rates. It is an issue...