Work & CareersWorkplaceIndustrial relationsPrint articleAssault on retail penalty rates may spread to other jobs: ACTUDavid Marin-GuzmanWorkplace correspondentJan 28, 2025 – 5.52pmSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginThe Australian Council of Trade Unions fears a push by major retailers to exempt senior staff from weekend rates and overtime could form a precedent for other industries, and has called for political parties to commit to protecting penalty rates.Coles, Woolworths, Kmart and Costco have united with other retail chains like 7-Eleven, T2 and Mecca to back an Australian Retailers Association application to the Fair Work Commission to relax rules on rostering, breaks and other minimum conditions in the retail industry award.Loading...David Marin-Guzman writes about industrial relations, workplace, policy and leadership from Sydney. Connect with David on Twitter. Email David at david.marin-guzman@afr.comSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreIndustrial relationsWorkplace disputesRetailAustralian Council of Trade Unions Costco Wholesale Corporation7-ElevenMurray WattFair Work Executive EducationPowered byLatest In WorkplaceFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In Work and careersThe Australian Financial Review Magazine‘If Labor’s campaign is that I’m horrible, they’ll lose in a landslide’Phillip CooreyThe woman who wants to see every one of us in an AkubraSports stars keep shifting their watch brand allegiancesBOSS Financial ReviewFour women who started businesses after the age of 45Sally PattenWhat happened when Domain learnt it spent $36m a year on meetingsThe country’s highest-paid directors revealedLife & LeisureCycling helps this COO to leave her work stress out on the footpathLife & LeisureAfter more than a decade, BMW has perfected the art of EV variantsHow to mark a milestone birthday in style at a French manorRich ListProperty billionaire Nick Andrianakos dies in GreeceYolanda RedrupCannon-Brookes describes ‘deep internal conflict’ over his private jetOscar Piastri on the secret of his $41m-a year success
