By Shirley Jackson, University of Melbourne
The Fair Work Commission decided to cut Sunday and some public holiday rates of pay across the hospitality, retail, pharmacy and fast food industries for full time, part time and some casual workers.
This will hit young people the hardest as research tells us that while a third of Australians rely on regular Sunday shifts as part of their wage, nearly 40% of young people rely on penalty rates to survive.
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This article is a load of garbage and should be used as toilet paper if it was an old fashion paper article. What was proposed is fair and reasonable. If people do not want to work Sundays then don't.
Wonder if any of the restaurants who have a "Sunday/public holiday surcharge" will stop charging it? Unlikely....