Sunday penalties to be protected under FWA review

Penalty rates for Sunday workers will be protected, the Federal Government ruling out a watering down ahead of a major review of industrial awards.

Its submission to the Fair Work Australia review has committed the Government to the current penalty rates system, worth up to $100 extra in the pay packet of the typical Sunday worker. Despite intense pressure from the retail and hospitality industries to abolish penalty rates for Sundays, the Government has ruled out changes which would leave workers worse off.

The move is likely to be met with renewed threats from some businesses that they may be forced to close on Sundays without changes to wage premiums, which they claim is making them uncompetitive.

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