Sunday penalty rates for hospitality, retail workers could fall to Saturday levels: Productivity Commission report

By Jane Lee, Mark Kenny
Updated August 4 2015 - 7:18pm, first published 1:56pm
Penalty rates for Sundays for cafe, entertainment and retail workers could fall to the same level as Saturdays under changes proposed by the Productivity Commission report into workplace laws. Photo: Rob Banks
Penalty rates for Sundays for cafe, entertainment and retail workers could fall to the same level as Saturdays under changes proposed by the Productivity Commission report into workplace laws. Photo: Rob Banks
The report also found serious flaws in the structure of the workplace umpire, the Fair Work Commission. Photo: Dominic Lorrimer
The report also found serious flaws in the structure of the workplace umpire, the Fair Work Commission. Photo: Dominic Lorrimer

Employees would be able to take public holidays at a different time with full penalty rates and negotiate for longer annual leave in lieu of pay rises under proposed changes to Australia's workplace relations framework.

Subscribe now for unlimited access.

$0/

(min cost $0)

or signup to continue reading

See subscription options

Get the latest Dubbo news in your inbox

Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date.

We care about the protection of your data. Read our Privacy Policy.