Abstract
![CDATA[Saturday afternoon retail trading commenced in New South Wales in 1984. At the same time a specialist industrial tribunal was established to deal with the retail industry. The main issue of dispute associated with extended trading concerned the penalty rate payable to retail employees. An allied issued concerned the protection of full-time and permanent work opportunities over the employment of casual and junior staff. The dispute is noticeable for the willingness of some retail employers to ‘shop around’ for an industrial arbitration outcome that met their liking. The dispute is also noticeable for repeated legislative action of the government to circumvent this forum shopping by employers. The analysis identifies reasons for the inability of the specialist tribunal to settle the issue of penalty rates. Commercial, industrial, political and personal interests all played a part.]]
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | The Past is Before Us: Proceedings of the Ninth National Labour History Conference, The University of Sydney, 30 June - 2 July 2005 |
| Publisher | Australian Society for the Study of Labour History and the Business and Labour History Group |
| Pages | 167-174 |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| ISBN (Print) | 0975767003 |
| Publication status | Published - 2005 |
| Event | National Labour History Conference - Duration: 15 Sept 2011 → … |
Conference
| Conference | National Labour History Conference |
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| Period | 15/09/11 → … |
Keywords
- retail trade
- law and legislation
- New South Wales
- store hours