SA small businesses grapple with closure as penalty rates hit Easter Sunday for the first time

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‌The introduction of public holiday penalty rates on Easter Sunday has placed hospitality venues in a quandary.

Business owners in South Australia say the increased cost of mandatory penalty rates this Easter long weekend will cripple their operations - with several deciding to close rather than face increased operating costs.

‌Ashley Coulls, the operator of the British Hotel in Port Adelaide, said the additional costs would make it challenging to operate profitably. ‌"For a place with no pokies, it's harder and we really need to be really busy to make it a success all weekend."‌"We do have to charge an 18 per cent surcharge this weekend," Anastasia Drozdorff from the cafe said.READ MORE:Premier Peter Malinauskas has defended the penalty rates.

‌"They'e giving up precious family time and I'm very comfortable with them getting a higher rate of pay for it," he said.

 

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