{"id":1328,"date":"2017-02-24T11:32:30","date_gmt":"2017-02-24T00:32:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coulter.wpengine.com\/?p=1328"},"modified":"2021-01-18T14:48:15","modified_gmt":"2021-01-18T03:48:15","slug":"fair-work-commission-reduces-retail-hospitality-penalty-rates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coulterlegal.com.au\/fair-work-commission-reduces-retail-hospitality-penalty-rates\/","title":{"rendered":"Fair Work Commission reduces retail and hospitality penalty rates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After hearings spanning over 38 days, evidence from 143 lay and expert witnesses, and over 5,900 submissions from unions, government, charitable organisations, political organisations, and individual employees and employers, the Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission has handed down its long awaited review into penalty rates for Modern Awards covering the Hospitality and Retail sectors.<\/p>\n<p>The Commission indicated that historically, the rationale for the payment of penalty rates was to compensate\u00a0employees for working outside \u201cnormal hours\u201d and to deter employers from scheduling work outside \u2018normal hours.\u2019 However, having regard to more modern authorities, the Commission found that deterrence is no longer a relevant consideration in setting weekend and public holiday penalty rates.<\/p>\n<p>In summary, the Commission ordered several changes to Sunday and Public holiday penalty rates for employees covered by the following Awards:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hospitality Industry (General) Award 2010<\/li>\n<li>Pharmacy Industry Award 2010<\/li>\n<li>General Retail Industry Award 2010<\/li>\n<li>Fast Food Industry Award 2010<\/li>\n<li>Restaurant Industry Award 2010<\/li>\n<li>Registered and Licensed Clubs Award 2010<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Commission will phase-in changes to Sunday penalty rates in the four modern awards over at least two annual instalments, while changes to public holiday penalties will take effect from July 1 2017. 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width=\"189\">\u00a0 Full time\/part time employees = 200%<br \/>\nCasuals = 225%<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-color: black; width: 225px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"283\">\u00a0 Work between 7am \u2013 9pm:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Full time\/part time = 150%<\/li>\n<li>Casuals = 175%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 225px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"225\">\u00a0 General Retail Industry Award 2010<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 225px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"189\">\u00a0 Full time\/part time employees = 200%<br \/>\nCasuals = 200%<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 225px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"283\">\u00a0 Full time\/part time employees = 150%<br \/>\nCasuals = 175%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 225px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"225\">\u00a0 Fast Food Industry Award 2010<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 225px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"189\">\u00a0 Full time\/part time employees = 150<br \/>\nCasuals = 175%<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 225px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"283\">\u00a0 Full time\/part time employees = 125%<br \/>\nCasuals = 150%<br \/>\n(but only for Level 1 employees under the<br \/>\nAward)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 225px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"225\">\u00a0 Restaurant Industry Award 2010<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 225px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"189\">\u00a0 Full time\/part time employees = 150%<br \/>\nCasuals = 150%<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 225px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"283\">\u00a0 No change, penalty rates to remain as is<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 225px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"225\">\u00a0 Registered and Licensed Clubs Award 2010<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 225px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"189\">\u00a0 Full time\/part time employees = 175%<br \/>\nCasuals = 175%<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 225px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"283\">\u00a0 No change, penalty rates to remain as is<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 225px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"225\">\u00a0 Hospitality Industry (General) Award 2010<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 225px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"189\">\u00a0 Full time\/part time employees = 175%<br \/>\nCasuals = 175%<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 225px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"283\">\u00a0 Full time\/part time employees = 150%<br \/>\nCasuals = 175%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>The new public holiday rates are summarised in the following table:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 538px;\" border=\"1\" width=\"845\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 123px; vertical-align: top; background-color: grey;\" width=\"123\"><strong>\u00a0 Modern Award<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 123px; vertical-align: top; background-color: grey;\" width=\"186\"><strong>\u00a0 Current public holiday rate<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 123px; vertical-align: top; background-color: grey;\" width=\"198\"><strong>\u00a0 Revised public holiday rate<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 123px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"123\">\u00a0 Pharmacy Industry Award 2010<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 123px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"186\">\u00a0 Full time\/part time employees = 250%<br \/>\nCasuals = 275%<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 123px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"198\">\u00a0 Full time\/part time = 225%<br \/>\nCasuals = 250%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 123px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"123\">\u00a0 General Retail Industry Award 2010<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 123px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"186\">\u00a0 Full time\/part time employees = 250%<br \/>\nCasuals = 275%<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 123px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"198\">\u00a0 Full time\/part time employees = 225%<br \/>\nCasuals = 250%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 123px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"123\">\u00a0 Fast Food Industry Award 2010<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 123px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"186\">\u00a0 Full time\/part time employees = 250%<br \/>\nCasuals = 275%<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 123px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"198\">\u00a0 Full time\/part time employees = 225%<br \/>\nCasuals = 250%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 123px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"123\">\u00a0 Restaurant Industry Award 2010<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 123px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"186\">\u00a0 Full time\/part time employees = 250%<br \/>\nCasuals = 250%<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 123px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"198\">\u00a0 Full time\/part time employees = 225%<br \/>\nCasuals \u2013 (no change)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-color: black; width: 123px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"123\">\u00a0 Registered and Licensed Clubs Award 2010<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-color: black; width: 123px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"186\">\u00a0 Full time\/part time employees = 250%<br \/>\nCasuals = 275%<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-color: black; width: 123px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"198\">\u00a0 No change, penalty rates to remain as is<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-color: black; width: 123px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"123\">\u00a0 Hospitality Industry (General) Award 2010<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-color: black; width: 123px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"186\">\u00a0 Full time\/part time employees = 250%<br \/>\nCasuals = 275%<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-color: black; width: 123px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"198\">\u00a0 Full time\/part time employees = 225%<br \/>\nCasuals = 250%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>If you require advice or further information in relation to any of the matters discussed in this article, please contact our Workplace Relations team on 03 5273 5236.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After hearings spanning over 38 days, evidence from 143 lay and expert witnesses, and over 5,900 submissions from unions, government, charitable organisations, political organisations, and individual 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