Q. Do you think people who are required to work outside of normal hours – like night shifts, weekends or public holidays – should receive a higher hourly rate of pay?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote other | Work full time | Work part time | May 2013 | Jan 2015 | Jul 2015 | ||||
| Yes | 82% | 87% | 79% | 84% | 83% | 81% | 88% | 81% | 81% | 81% | |||
| No | 12% | 8% | 18% | 7% | 13% | 12% | 5% | 12% | 13% | 13% | |||
| Don’t know | 6% | 5% | 3% | 8% | 4% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 7% |
82% think that people who are required to work outside of normal hours should receive a higher hourly rate of pay and 12% think they should not. There has been little change of opinion on this issue since this question was first asked in May 2013.
A large majority of all demographic and voter groups agree that worker should receive higher rates for working outside normal hours – although Labor voters (87%) are more likely to support this than Liberal/National voters (79%). 88% of part-time workers agree compared to 81% of full-time workers.