Second Reading Speeches

Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Weekend Pay and Penalty Rates) Bill 2017

Type
Private
Sponsor(s)
BANDT, Adam, MP
Originating house
House of Representatives
Status
Not Proceeding
Parliament no
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Summary

Amends the

Fair Work Act 2009
to: ensure that penalty rates in a modern award cannot be varied to make the penalty rate lower than that in force under the award on 1 January 2017; and provide that any such determination made by the Fair Work Commission made on or after 22 February 2017 is of no effect.

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