August 2022
Pub chain accused of ‘hysterical’ bid to ditch Fair Work bench
A major hospitality operator has accused Fair Work Commission members of bias and refused to answer whether staff who voted for a controversial agreement were really in human resources.
- David Marin-Guzman
June 2022
- Politics
- Industrial relations
Victoria’s wage cap is ‘like spitting in your face’: union leader
There have been a series of public sector strikes over the public service wage cap in NSW, but fewer in Victoria, despite its cap being lower. The answer lies in politics.
- Samantha Hutchinson
May 2022
Fair Work approved ‘opt out’ for penalty rates
The hospitality union is considering its legal options over a controversial agreement that allows workers to waive away their penalty rates to work extra hours.
- David Marin-Guzman
April 2022
Salaried hospitality workers to get weekend top-up payments
New rules to curb exploitation will entitle salaried workers in pubs, hotels, cafes and restaurants to penalty rates if they work long hours on weekends and public holidays.
- David Marin-Guzman
January 2021
Retailers want to exempt staff on over $57,000 from penalty rates
Retailers want to exempt managers from penalty rates if they are paid 25 per cent more than the minimum salary, meaning workers on $57,000 a year could be excluded.
- David Marin-Guzman
Employers push for loaded rates in face of strong union opposition
Restaurant and cafes have stayed clear of weekend penalty rates in response to the government’s push for a loaded rate awards, while clubs are pushing for all-in rates without any requirement to audit them.
- David Marin-Guzman
December 2020
Porter wants penalty rate replaced with single-loaded payment
The Industrial Relations Minister has urged the Fair Work Commission to determine a single-loaded rate for four sectors hit hard by the coronavirus.
- David Marin-Guzman
July 2020
Fair Work rejects delay to retail penalty rate cuts
Fair Work held the economic uncertainty around the coronavirus crisis weighed against delaying this week's cuts to Sunday rates until the minimum wage increases next year.
- David Marin-Guzman
June 2020
Fair Work backs waiving penalty rates for working from home
In what unions fear will lead to permanent changes in the "new world of work", the workplace tribunal has backed employers' bid to continue waiving penalty rates for staff who work remotely during the recovery.
- David Marin-Guzman
Union case to delay penalty rate cuts questioned
The retail union has accepted there is no "absolute link" between penalty rate cuts and minimum wage increases as it pursues a last-minute bid to delay the cuts set to take effect this weekend.
- David Marin-Guzman
Retail union in battle to delay penalty rate cuts
Employers have warned that an unexpected increase in penalty rates during the first recession in 30 years and a potential second wave would jeopardise jobs.
- David Marin-Guzman
July 2019
Union push to increase casual pay in hospitality sector
Employers says the union wants to "have its cake and eat it too" by claiming that casuals should be paid 25 per cent more than permanents during overtime.
- David Marin-Guzman
June 2019
Scott Morrison gets a $10,000 pay rise on top of his $538,460
The independent Remuneration Tribunal said in giving federal MPs a 2 per cent pay rise, it had taken into account economic restraint and lower wage growth.
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- Paul Osborne
May 2019
Retailers tighten belts as higher wage costs start to bite
Retailers are attempting to avoid a margin squeeze from higher wages by tightening up rosters and cutting costs in stores.
- Sue Mitchell
April 2019
- Exclusive
- Federal election
'Meltdown': Labor's triple wage hit for retailers
Retailers say Labor's bid to rush through increases in penalty rate cuts could create one of the biggest costs shocks for small business in a decade.
- David Marin-Guzman
Impact of Easter penalty rate cuts 'exaggerated'
Employers say union research claiming hospitality and retail workers will miss out on $80 million in penalty rates over Easter is filled with inaccuracies.
- David Marin-Guzman