Productivity Commission report: Labor, unions in fresh scare campaign on workplace laws

By Mark Kenny, Anna Patty, Jane Lee
Updated August 5 2015 - 8:08am, first published 1:07am
Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced a Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Tony Abbott and Eric Abetz have distanced the government from any suggestion of cuts to penalty rates. Photo: Andrew Meares
Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced a Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Tony Abbott and Eric Abetz have distanced the government from any suggestion of cuts to penalty rates. Photo: Andrew Meares
Peter Harris, Productivity Commission Photo: Andrew Meares
Peter Harris, Productivity Commission Photo: Andrew Meares
Peter Harris, Chairman of the Productivity Commission. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Peter Harris, Chairman of the Productivity Commission. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen