Penalty rates decision could backfire on Fair Work Commission

Penalty rates have resurfaced as a key dividing political issue after the decision to cut Sunday rates on Thursday.

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten today vowed to push through a freeze on the cuts, signalling a reform of the Fair Work Commission could be on the agenda next election.

But how could the fair work commission be reshaped and exactly why are the cuts unfair?

Producers:

• Tom Allinson

Speakers:

• CEO of the Council of Small Business of Australia
• Director at the Centre for Future Work
• Dr Jim Stanford
• Peter Strong