Award Wages & Penalty Rates: Backwards Economics

Award Wages & Penalty Rates: Backwards Economics

Award Wages & Penalty Rates: Backwards Economics

March 30, 2017

I rise to speak on the Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Take-Home Pay) Bill 2017. This Bill would prevent the Fair Work Commission from ever reducing any award wage, penalty rate or casual loading. This is backwards economics and would cost jobs.