Senate debates

Wednesday, 27 August 2025

Bills

Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Penalty and Overtime Rates) Bill 2025; In Committee

12:09 pm

Photo of Maria KovacicMaria Kovacic (NSW, Liberal Party, Shadow Assistant Minister to the Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Hansard source

Thank you, Minister. My concern is in relation to how it'll be assessed. It won't necessarily be assessed on their own individual circumstances. What I'm trying to understand is why an employee like the one that I've just described should be denied the arrangement that they prefer, that suits them, that suits their family and that also suits their employer, simply because a hypothetical worker somewhere else might be worse off in a hypothetical scenario.

I'm interested in understanding why the needs of a real worker are being overlooked for the needs of a hypothetical potential worker.

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