Penalty rates to remain unchanged in an Abbott government
Friday 1 March 2013 @ 3.28 p.m. | Industrial Law
Under an Abbott government, the Productivity Commission could be charged with overhauling workplace laws, but penalty rates will remain unchanged, accoring to an article in smartcompany.com.au
Small business hopes were once again dashed that penalty rates would be lowered as
the Coalition’s workplace relations spokesman, Eric Abetz, said yesterday there would
be no legislation to change penalty rates.
Abetz said penalty rates would remain the “province of the independent umpire, the
Fair Work Commission”.
Executive director of COSBOA, Peter Strong, said that penalty rates need to be changed.
“There should be changes to penalty rates because they are too high. We’re not saying
to get rid of them, but they do need to be lowered. Currently, the rates are so high
they’re getting rid of jobs,” Strong says.
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