Original article by Joe Kelly, Gina Rushton, Elizabeth Colman
The Australian – Page: 4 : 23-Dec-15

Australian retailers that choose to trade between Christmas and New Year face a huge staff penalty rates bill. Australian Retailers Association executive director Russell Zimmerman notes that just three days between 25 December and 3 January will attract standard hourly wage rates. He has welcomed the Productivity Commission’s recommendation to reduce Sunday penalty rates to the level that applies on Saturdays.

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AUSTRALIAN RETAILERS ASSOCIATION, AUSTRALIA. PRODUCTIVITY COMMISSION, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF EMPLOYMENT, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, ACTU, UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA. FAIR WORK COMMISSION, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, THE AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRY GROUP, BING LEE ELECTRICS PTY LTD