Helen Polley (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, Senator Watt. Prior to the election, big retailers like Kmart, Big W and Costco, as well as businesses in the clerical and banking sectors, applied to scrap penalty rates for workers earning less than $60,000. This move would have sent Australians' pay packets backwards and meant an overall reduction in their wages of up to $5,000 every year. What steps did the Albanese Labor government take to oppose this application, and what will a re-elected Labor government do to protect workers' wages?