Cuts to Sunday penalty rates a ‘massive backwards step’

Andrew Pearson
Updated February 24 2017 - 11:00am, first published February 23 2017 - 5:30pm
'EVERY LITTLE BIT HELPS': Twenty-year-old University of Wollongong student Sage Fowler, who is employed in the hospitality industry, is one of tens of thousands of Illawarra workers affected by penalty rate cuts. Picture: Sylvia Liber
'EVERY LITTLE BIT HELPS': Twenty-year-old University of Wollongong student Sage Fowler, who is employed in the hospitality industry, is one of tens of thousands of Illawarra workers affected by penalty rate cuts. Picture: Sylvia Liber

Tens of thousands of Illawarra workers doing Sunday shifts will have their pay rates slashed come July following a Fair Work Commission (FWC) ruling that’s been dubbed a “massive backwards step” for the region’s lowest-paid employees.

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Andrew Pearson

Andrew grew up in the western Riverina town of Hay and has strong ties to the region. He is a former DA journo who has a passion for breaking news and has covered everything from council and politics to crime and court.

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