Our article last month referred to the recently created Road Safety
Remuneration Tribunal (“RSRT”) issuing a statement seeking
written submissions on matters that should be included in its
Annual Work Program.
The deadline for initial submissions has passed. Submissions were
received from individuals and organisations, such as unions and
employer associations.
In last month’s article, we told you we would monitor these
submissions so here are some of the key proposals which
interested parties believe the RSRT should identify in its Annual
Work Program:
- issues and practices within the retail sector, and specifically the supermarket subsector, including low rates of pay, inappropriate or illegal methods of payment, unsafe deadlines, timeslot restrictions and penalties, unpaid waiting and loading times at distribution centres, and the incidence of payments to small supply chain operators that are insufficient to
