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Matildas fans react during the quarter-final; Bourke Street Bakery co-founder David McGuinness.

‘We lose money’: Matildas public holiday not a win for small business

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is struggling to convince small businesses to back his proposal if Australia win the FIFA Women’s World Cup.

  • Jessica Yun

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Mayflower co-owner Christian Lee says public holiday surcharges go a little way to covering double time penalty rates.

Sydney’s Mayflower has a 15% public holiday surcharge. But it’s still losing money

Many cafes and restaurants that trade during public holidays aren’t making money from customer surcharges – far from it.

  • Jessica Yun and Patrick Hatch
The Restaurant and Catering Association wants rules to allow chefs to be paid a flat rate.

Push to trade penalty rates for higher wages sparks pay-cut claims

The retail and hospitality sectors, which employ more than 1.3 million people, argue simpler pay rules will help prevent underpayment problems.

  • Nick Bonyhady
Retail workers face a 15 per cent pay cut on Sundays from this weekend.

Retail staff face final Sunday wage drop after union bid fails

The largest retail union had asked the national industrial tribunal to delay a cut to Sunday penalty rates until after workers get a minimum wage bump in February.

  • Nick Bonyhady
Retail workers at malls across Australia will see their penalty rates fall 15 per cent this Sunday.

Pandemic leave extended, but unions lose bid to end changes for admin workers

Labor has also gone on the attack over penalty rates in a day when changes rained down from the national industrial tribunal.

  • Nick Bonyhady
Sunday penalty rates in the retail industry will drop by 15 percentage points in July.

'Insulting': Union wants penalty rate cut delayed

The penalty rate cut was originally set to coincide with any increase to the minimum wage but that has been delayed for the retail industry.

  • Nick Bonyhady
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Today, an estimated one-third of the workforce work part-time.

Penalty rate cuts did not create jobs: Labor

A new analysis finds the lower penalty rates did not lead to significant new jobs in hospitality and retail.

  • David Crowe
Nearly half of those polled said they would be more likely to vote for a party that promised to restore Sunday rates if they were lowered as a result of the Fair Work decision.

Underpayment as business model: what is wage theft?

It's rife in a range of industries: workers being ripped off by their employers. How does it happen and where is it most common?

  • Adele Ferguson and Ben Schneiders
McDonald's worker Xzavier Kelly is leading a case to get more than $200m back pay from McDonald's for lost penalty rates.

Young workers say 'yes' to McDonald's new wage agreement ushering in a boost to penalty rates

More than 50,000 workers took part in a vote with a majority voting in favour of a boost to penalty rates and to improving job security for casual employees.

  • Anna Patty
ARA executive director Russell Zimmerman.

Phase in any penalty rate restoration, retailers plead

The retail industry will argue that any restoration of penalty rates should be staggered in over time if Labor wins government.

  • Anna Patty

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