Those who are seeking to scrap penalty rates want us to think that doing so would solve the unemployment crisis we are in. The simple fact is that between the two Coalition governments with the massive unemployment levels there was no change to penalty rates at all. Despite the penalty rates remaining intact a Labor government managed to secure high rates of employment even through a Global Financial Crisis. They did this through a hung parliament by a complicated scheme that Tony Abbott can only dream of, it is a scheme known as “Effective Government”. Another thing that will undoubtedly skyrocket if the Coalition have their way is university fees. For those students that don’t have daddies trust fund to rely on tertiary education costs not covered by Austudy or Youth Allowance are usually paid for using casual employment be it in a factory, a hotel, a restaurant, or a supermarket. Casual employment is often a vital means of getting by whilst studying for a degree. Any changes to the penalty rates will have an immediate impact on the ability of tens of thousands of students relying on them to have time to dedicate to studying, as eating and paying rent will become understandable priorities rather than study. So who does want changes to the penalty rates then? Unsurprisingly according to a recent Fairfax report leading the charge are some of the Liberal Party’s biggest supporters. The Abbott government has launched a review of current industrial relations policy via the Productivity Commission, despite WorkChoices being “dead, buried and cremated”. The Fair Work Commission is currently reviewing employer submissions regarding penalty rates and needless to say the submission aren’t promoting increases. Read more: wixxyleaks/working-for-the-weekend-penalty-rates-are-in-the-firing-line-and-heres-why/
Posted on: Mon, 05 Jan 2015 06:52:53 +0000
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