Original article by Elizabeth Colman, Jared Owens
The Australian – Page: 8 : 3-Jun-16

The Shop, Distributive & Allied Employees’ Association has attracted criticism after its enterprise agreement with Coles was struck down by the Fair Work Commission. Council of Small Business of Australia CEO Peter Strong has accused the union of hypocrisy for using its website to continue campaigning against lower penalty rates. The enterprise agreement excluded penalty rates for some workers. A spokesman for Opposition Leader Bill Shorten says the FWC should not have approved the agreement in the first place.

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SHOP, DISTRIBUTIVE AND ALLIED EMPLOYEES’ ASSOCIATION, COLES SUPERMARKETS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, AUSTRALIA. FAIR WORK COMMISSION, COUNCIL OF SMALL BUSINESS ORGANISATIONS OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, AUSTRALIAN COMPETITION AND CONSUMER COMMISSION, 7-ELEVEN STORES PTY LTD, ACTU, AUSTRALIA. PRODUCTIVITY COMMISSION, NATIONAL TERTIARY EDUCATION INDUSTRY UNION, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF EMPLOYMENT