Originally Posted by Skirt Boy Penalty Rates. All this hoopla is why the minimum wage needs to be scrapped. Keep the penalty rates but scrap the minimum wage. Wha? Penalty rates in their current form are pretty dumb. They need to be reevaluated (in conjunction with the minimum wage review). But People shutting their doors because they have to pay overs for maybe 5 days a year aren't running their businesses very well.
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