So a BIG fight from unions and Labor is around the corner... but what will happen if Australia scraps Sunday rates?

New Zealand has a workplace relations system that is ~famously~ more flexible than Australia.

In Australia, much of the workplace is guided by mandated awards which tell employers how much they should pay employees in their sector. For instance, the Hair and Beauty Industry Award says that its casual workers must be paid 200% of their base rate on a Sunday. So a casual hairdresser might get $25/hour during the week and $50/hour on Sundays.

In New Zealand, these types of awards were scrapped in 1991, while the system gives no requirement for Sunday penalty rates.