Adam Bandt (Melbourne, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

to move:

That this House:

(1)

notes that:

(a)

Christmas Day falls on a Saturday in 2010;

(b)

in some parts of Australia, notably Victoria, SA, the NT and the ACT, workers who are working on Christmas Day will not receive public holiday penalty rates;

(c)

the Tasmanian Parliament recently moved to ensure workers in Tasmania received fair compensation this Christmas; and

(d)

it is unjust for workers having to work on Christmas Day not to receive appropriate remuneration for having to sacrifice time with family and friends at Christmas; and

(2)

calls on the Government to ensure a common standard across the country that public holiday penalty rates are paid to all workers who have to work on Christmas Day regardless of the day of the week Christmas falls on.

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