Senate debates Bills
Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Penalty and Overtime Rates) Bill 2025; In Committee
Murray Watt Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Minister for the Environment and Water
5:59 pm
Well, there are two parts I think your question around why we are doing this. The only impact I can think of that this would have on the Fair Work Commission is that they will clearly need to benchmark what penalty rates equate to in someone's wage versus a rolled-up rate and that—oh, looking sharp, Senator Sharma!
The TEMPORARY CHAIR: We're all getting dressed up for the ball.
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