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  • May, 2013

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    Penalty rates

    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

    Yes

    81%

    88%

    74%

    92%

    No

    12%

    7%

    19%

    5%

    Don’t know

    7%

    5%

    7%

    3%

    81% of respondents agreed that 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.

    79% of full-time workers and 88% of part-time workers agreed.

  • Jan, 2013

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    Pay rates for younger workers

    Q. Do you think all workers aged 18-20 should receive the same rates of pay for doing the same work as those aged 21 and over or should 18-20 year-olds be paid lower rates?

     

    Total

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

    Aged 18-34

    Aged 35-54

    Aged 55+

    18-20 year-olds should be paid the same rates

    52%

    57%

    48%

    54%

    55%

    52%

    49%

    18-20 year-olds should be paid lower rates

    37%

    32%

    44%

    33%

    33%

    36%

    44%

    Don’t know

    11%

    11%

    8%

    13%

    12%

    11%

    7%

    52% support adult wages for 18-21 year olds and 37% think they should be paid lower rates.  There was greater support for adult rates across all demographic groups except those aged 65+ where 48% supported lower rates compared to 46% for adult rates.

    Support among those aged 18-24 was only a little higher than the average at 59%.

    Part-time workers (59%) were more supportive of adult rates that full-time workers (47%).

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