Fair Work member brands Coles penalty rates ruling ‘illogical’

Original article by David Marin-Guzman
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 3 : 14-Oct-16

The decision of the Fair Work Commission’s full bench to uphold the challenge to a Coles workplace agreement by a part-time worker has wider consequences. The Coles decision prompted Woolworths, Bunnings, Target, Domino’s Pizza and other companies to suspend enterprise bargaining talks for fear of their agreements being also challenged. FWC deputy president Peter Sams criticised some aspects of the Coles decision.

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SUPERMARKET AND FOOD STORE SALES, SHOP, DISTRIBUTIVE AND ALLIED EMPLOYEES’ ASSOCIATION, WOOLWORTHS LIMITED – ASX WOW, AUSTRALIA. FAIR WORK COMMISSION, DOMINO’S PIZZA ENTERPRISES LIMITED – ASX DMP, BUNNINGS GROUP LIMITED, SHOP, DISTRIBUTIVE AND ALLIED EMPLOYEES’ ASSOCIATION, CORRS CHAMBERS WESTGARTH, TARGET AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

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