for workers in 16 industries on Tuesday for varying lengths of time from a month to a year, with extensions for another 83 industries due in coming days.The pandemic leave, which lets workers like casuals take time off to self isolate even if they do not have sick leave, was set to expire on Tuesday but will now keep going for varying lengths depending on the industry.
Research from the Parliamentary Library shows permanent shop workers who do full Sunday shifts face an annual pay cut of $4300 as a result of the Fair Work Commission's 2017 decision to reduce Sunday penalty rates from double time to time and a half over three years. The final 15 percentage point cut begins on Wednesday.
Attorney-General Christian Porter said the decision had been made independently of the government. "Given Mr Burke's position is to reverse an independent decision of the [commission], is he also suggesting that increases to penalty rates granted by the [commission] should be reversed?" Mr Porter said. The commission has increased some other penalty rates for retail and aged care workers in recent years.
nickbonyhady What is all this nonsense of pandemic leave, there is no pandemic in Australia, there have been a few minor clusters and almost everyone has recovered. Why don't the media admit their hysterical reporting was wrong and stop peddling fear
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