Businesses come and businesses go. Since when has there ever been any difference. Costs of commodity rise, so you must charge more.

We can not penalize a worker to subdue cost rises. That does not make sense. Costs will continue to rise, what do you do then.

If a business can not break even over the course of a week it is only right to discontinue that business.

That has always been the case, some will survive no matter what and some demise. Contributing factors are varied and many.

To cut a persons wages, to suite costs is delaying the inevitable.

Sorry Doog, but you're wrong.

Pre Julia Gillards 'one size fits all' revamp of the awards, the awards took into account the individual needs of most industries, it's when Julia had the bright idea to bring hundreds of awards into way way less, that the problems arose. That, combined with a boom in the cafe society is what has effected hospitally and placed it into a sector that is struggling to stay afloat.

Take retail. In this sector Saturday rates are 1.25 and Sundays 1.5, which is not too bad, but with the huge shift towards Sunday shopping, these rates are also taking their toll.

Hospitality is different because their penalty rates are much higher and with eggs now at $8 each, there's not much scope for movement there.

Why on earth anyone (Julia) would bring in such changes to an industry in a huge growth spurt, amd ignore the outcome is beyond me.

Now you and anyone else can complain as much as you like and push fir no changes to penily rates, but it will be at the cost of a lot of jobs whether you like it or not.