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Productivity Commission recommends creating second-class workforce
A second-class workforce would be created if the Productivity Commission recommendation to create a two-tiered penalty rates system is adopted by the Federal Government. The Federal Government’s Productivity Commission initial report, released today, recommends cutting penalty rates for workers in ‘non-skilled or semi-skilled’ industries such as retail, fast food and hospitality. Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees’ Association National Secretary, Gerard
Myer job axing a major blow to workers
Today’s revelations that Myer is cutting jobs from a number of stores across the country and slashing employees’ hours is a devastating blow to workers. Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees’ Association National Secretary, Gerard Dwyer, said the iconic Australian retailer’s decision to slash its staff and cut remaining part-time workers’ hours by up to 20% will have a devastating impact
STATEMENT FROM SDA NATIONAL SECRETARY GERARD DWYER RE PETER STRONG’S PRESS CLUB ADDRESS
Today’s attack on the SDA by the Council of Small Business of Australia betrays a fundamental misunderstanding of the nature of industrial relations in the retail sector. SDA National Secretary Gerard Dwyer said the thrust of Peter Strong’s attack appears to be that the SDA is colluding with major retailers to lock small operations out of the industry by negotiating
Retailers’ attempt to rob young workers of pay defeated
A peak retail employers’ representative body has again failed in its attempt to deny 20-year-old workers increases in pay first awarded by the Fair Work Commission in March this year, with the Court today ruling in favour of retail workers. The Full Federal Court today dismissed the National Retailers Association’s second attempt to stop 20-year-old workers being paid the
FWC rules in favour of younger workers
The Fair Work Commission has today recognised the inequity of paying younger workers less than the full adult rate, ruling in favour of paying 20 year old retail workers 100 per cent pay. The case in the Commission, brought by the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association (SDA) on behalf of younger workers, looked at paying 20 year old workers
