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.
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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