Briefing paper
A "transition" to nowhere: on the impossibility of avoiding the social costs of reduced penalty rates
Publisher
Wages
Employee protection
Penalty rates
Employment Law
Australia
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Description
Government and business leaders have proposed a range of possible “transition” mechanisms to ease the economic hardship, and defuse political anger, following the Fair Work Commission’s decision to cut penalty rates for work on Sundays and public holidays in the retail and hospitality industries. This briefing note critically reviews several of these proposals.
Whether they are motivated by sincere concern for affected workers, or by more cynical interest in managing a challenging political issue, proposals for “transition” and “adjustment” cannot alter the ultimate regressive effects of the Fair Work Commission’s decision.
Publication Details
Copyright:
Centre for Future Work, The Australia Institute 2017. Reproduced with permission
License type:
All Rights Reserved
Access Rights Type:
open
Post date:
23 Mar 2017