The great wage conundrum

While bemoaning the low penalty rates retail and hospitality staff received for the Easter holiday break, federal Opposition Leader Bill Shorten reminded Australia that he has promised legislative changes to increase penalty rates and to convert casual staffers to permanent employment. The promises are among a raft of changes in industrial relations policy that will confront retailers if the opposition wins government on May 18. To its credit, Labor has consistently detailed its policies, for th

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