[BITList] Union threatens to use FWC penalty rates decision against Government in election campaign - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

[John Feltham]

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> http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-04-11/union-threatens-to-use-penalty-rates-decision-against-government/7314746?WT.mc_id=newsmail <http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-04-11/union-threatens-to-use-penalty-rates-decision-against-government/7314746?WT.mc_id=newsmail>
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> Union threatens to use FWC penalty rates decision against Government in election campaign
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> By political reporter Tom Iggulden </news/tom-iggulden/166940>
> Updated about 3 hours ago
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> The union movement is threatening to use a decision of the independent Fair Work Commission (FWC) on penalty rates against the Government in this year's election campaign.
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> "Penalty rates quite likely will be a central issue in this election campaign," Gerard Dwyer, National Secretary of the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association (SDA) told AM.
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> Today the FWC will hear final submissions in a long-running case brought by employer groups arguing for double-time Sunday penalty rates to be reduced to time-and-a-half Saturday rates </news/2016-03-05/business-lobby-calls-for-penalty-rate-cut/7222972>.
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> A decision is expected in around early June, a month out from a potential July 2 election date.
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> "This will be a very important decision for 2 million people who perform work in the retail and hospitality industry," Mr Dwyer said.
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> The decision could add political fuel to a volatile debate over industrial relations that has turned volatile even before the election has been called.
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> Unions have been under fire over sensational corruption allegations aired in the recent Heydon Royal Commission.
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> "That is not the main game," Mr Dwyer said.
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> "Trade unions every day are out there representing working people in terms of important issues like penalty rates."
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> Unlikely to be part of election campaign: NRA
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> But employer groups are downplaying the threat from unions over a penalty rate campaign during the election.
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> "We believe that it is unlikely that this will become part of an election campaign," Dominique Lamb, Legal Director at the National Retail Association, told AM.
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> She said the FWC was independent and its decision should not be politicised.
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> "The unions have misrepresented this process entirely," Ms Lamb said.
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> "Regardless of whether we're in an election, this isn't a matter for the Government, this will be decided by the full bench of the Fair Work Commission.
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> "The Government has no control over that commission."
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> Topics: unions </news/topic/unions>, government-and-politics </news/topic/government-and-politics>, federal-election </news/topic/federal-election>, australia </news/topic/australia>
> First posted about 3 hours ago
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