Stop the Hotels Award being unfairly applied to restaurants in Australia Petition: Signature List Feed

Mr Dugal Mackie [Signature #156]

Sat, 30 May 2009 04:46:55 UTC

Mr Dugal Mackie, Canada

Mr Peter Roelfes [Signature #155]

Fri, 29 May 2009 03:50:03 UTC

Mr Peter Roelfes, Point Lookout, Queensland, Australia

Our Restaurant is located in a tourist area of Queensland. The modern awards would mean for us that we would loose the small profit we are making. Let's ask yourself: Would the people who came up with these "modern" award work for free? Don't think so. Well, only on solution to this: change it or we probably would go close the restaurant and everyone who works here be out of a job.

Mr Paul Waters [Signature #154]

Fri, 29 May 2009 01:10:42 UTC

Mr Paul Waters, Byron Bay, NSW

This new award hasnt been thought out very well, as the hotels award that its based on covers a completely different business model. Restaurants DONT have gambling income for example. and the staff ratio per customr is far more in a restaurant, unless you expect all restauants to become bisto style..

Mr Craig Alexander [Signature #153]

Fri, 29 May 2009 12:17:43 UTC

Mr Craig Alexander, Lismore, NSW, Australia

The proposed modern Hospitality Award (general) 2010 would make my business unviable.

clare Liu [Signature #152]

Thu, 28 May 2009 12:13:19 UTC

clare Liu

Mrs Maria Laws [Signature #151]

Wed, 27 May 2009 11:07:16 UTC

Mrs Maria Laws, Australia

mr Paul Simpson [Signature #150]

Wed, 27 May 2009 02:38:48 UTC

mr Paul Simpson, Australia

Mrs Joanne Gwatkin [Signature #149]

Wed, 27 May 2009 02:05:17 UTC

Mrs Joanne Gwatkin, Port Macquarie, NSW, Australia

Mr Ross Gwatkin [Signature #148]

Wed, 27 May 2009 02:03:06 UTC

Mr Ross Gwatkin, Port Macquarie, NSW, Australia

Mr Russell Lawrence [Signature #147]

Tue, 26 May 2009 11:09:32 UTC

Mr Russell Lawrence, Canning Vale, WA, Australia

Julie Green [Signature #146]

Tue, 26 May 2009 04:43:06 UTC

Julie Green

Ms Diane Parker [Signature #145]

Tue, 26 May 2009 01:33:25 UTC

Ms Diane Parker, Wollongbar, NSW, Australia

As the manager, owner of two restaurants in regional NSW the loss of jobs would impact on young staff who try to remain employed in thier local area. Higher qualified staff would have to relocate to busier centres to continue their careers.

Mr Ben Kirkwood [Signature #144]

Mon, 25 May 2009 10:35:26 UTC

Mr Ben Kirkwood, Byron Bay, NSW, Australia

This new award is regressive and will significantly increase my operating costs and will undoubtedly lead to job losses and will potentially threaten the viability of my business which currently employes nearly 50 staff and operates in a tourist market where we work a lot of nights, weekends and public holidays.

mr Anonymous [Signature #143]

Mon, 25 May 2009 02:06:07 UTC

Anonymous, cronulla, nsw, Australia

operators are struggling to make a living in the restaurant industry, this unfair award will further add to the burden of rising overheads while prices remain low to be competetive and stay in business. People in this industry like working odd hours and on weekends so they can have their time off when things are quieter and not crowded.Its their choice and jobs will definately be lost as a cost saving exercise.

Mr Alan Peake [Signature #142]

Sun, 24 May 2009 11:43:53 UTC

Mr Alan Peake

Mrs Elesha GARDNER [Signature #141]

Sun, 24 May 2009 11:36:19 UTC

Mrs Elesha GARDNER, Enfield, NSW, Australia

Mr CHRIS GARDNER [Signature #140]

Sun, 24 May 2009 11:35:20 UTC

Mr CHRIS GARDNER, Enfield, NSW, Australia

Mr Clovis Young [Signature #139]

Sun, 24 May 2009 06:12:10 UTC

Mr Clovis Young, Australia

Increasing wage costs by 20% during the worst recession/depression in 100 years will destroy an industry that supports millions of Australians with jobs and financial security.

Mr Stephen Gellert [Signature #138]

Sat, 23 May 2009 10:28:08 UTC

Mr Stephen Gellert, Darlinghurst, NSW

Mrs Christine Randall [Signature #137]

Fri, 22 May 2009 06:32:51 UTC

Mrs Christine Randall, Killarney Vale, NSW, Australia

I object to the 'new modern award' because as a small business owner I will not be able to employ any more staff due to the increase of penalty rates. Leave the Hotel Association to look after it's own. Leave restaurants out of this award.

MARIA CONCETTA RONCA [Signature #136]

Fri, 22 May 2009 04:21:28 UTC

MARIA CONCETTA RONCA, PENDLE HILL, NSW, Australia

I am voicing my oppositon to the introduction of 6 hr min shifts, shift allowance and a 1.75/hr for Sundays and the new threshhold for Superannuation of $350 and the integration of so many industries under the one award. I am gravely worried that I will not be able to maintain my staff and keep customers coming in the door as these changes will have to be borne on the customer in the form of great price increases on the menu.

Mr Tony Johansson [Signature #135]

Fri, 22 May 2009 12:02:13 UTC

Mr Tony Johansson, Sydney, NSW, Australia

I am in a position to employ 1 to 2 more fulltime staff, i will not be doing so with this new wage modern award looming up for Jan 2010 as i will need to find another 15 to 20% to cover my existing wage cost.
Also why am i being penalised for opening for dinner. Does this Government what us to open at 3.00pm in the afternoon to serve Dinner ?!!!

Mrs Melissa Fox [Signature #134]

Thu, 21 May 2009 09:02:25 UTC

Mrs Melissa Fox, NSW, Australia

Mr Scott Fox [Signature #133]

Thu, 21 May 2009 09:00:03 UTC

Mr Scott Fox

Mr. Pieter van Rijn [Signature #132]

Thu, 21 May 2009 07:52:28 UTC

Mr. Pieter van Rijn, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia

Mr Brett Dengate [Signature #131]

Tue, 19 May 2009 07:36:21 UTC

Mr Brett Dengate, The Entrance, NSW, Australia

Please stop this change to restaurants award - we will have to terminate around 6 -7 valued skilled staff members, small business will go broke. It is unfair to thimk a small restaurant can pay the same as hotels who have poker machines, bars bistros, gaming

mr neil swindells [Signature #130]

Mon, 18 May 2009 09:33:03 UTC

mr neil swindells

Mr Rod Wilson [Signature #129]

Mon, 18 May 2009 06:39:10 UTC

Mr Rod Wilson, Fannie Bay, Northern Territory, Australia

mr craig MACINDOE [Signature #128]

Thu, 14 May 2009 01:17:57 UTC

mr craig MACINDOE

mrs sarah molden [Signature #127]

Wed, 13 May 2009 10:10:01 UTC

mrs sarah molden, Australia

Mr Leigh Gill [Signature #126]

Wed, 13 May 2009 08:58:40 UTC

Mr Leigh Gill, Fairfield, Vic, Australia

Mr Michael Fischer [Signature #125]

Wed, 13 May 2009 07:51:55 UTC

Mr Michael Fischer, Mcmahons Point, NSW, Australia

This is an Industry already under severe stress. The increase in statutory wages in these really tough economic times and the increase in the number of available employees will only force more operators to pay their staff "cash in hand" Taking cash out of the legitimate economy deprives the Government of GST, Income Tax and other revenues.

Mr Keith Reay [Signature #124]

Wed, 13 May 2009 07:23:55 UTC

Mr Keith Reay, Crows Nest, NSW, Australia

Mr Mark Scanlan [Signature #123]

Tue, 12 May 2009 11:56:29 UTC

Mr Mark Scanlan, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Award Modernisation was supposed to neither disadvantage the employee or the employer. With an increased wage bill looming in Jan 2010 how is my business not disadvantaged? My compliance costs will also increase. I will be forced to increase prices and/or decrease my operating hours plus decrease my wages bill by letting people go. How is that good for our economy?

Fiona Doyle [Signature #122]

Wed, 6 May 2009 03:16:11 UTC

Fiona Doyle

Sally Galletto [Signature #121]

Tue, 5 May 2009 09:33:24 UTC

Sally Galletto, Paddington, NSW, Australia

This award is far from modern- we are a 24/7 society. Employees that work on weekends have other days off during the week & enjoy the benefit of a less crowded environment. Penalties are completely inappropriate- shall we also reintroduce saturday afternoon and sunday closures of shops and supermarkets. What relevance does the restaurant industry have to hotels and casinos. The government has failed to offer a solution to the impasse on conflicting figures as provided by R&C. Time is running out

Mr Nicholas Ivanoff [Signature #120]

Sat, 2 May 2009 09:37:28 UTC

Mr Nicholas Ivanoff, WILLAGEE, WA, Australia

Look at the profit margins of restaurants vs hotels. We rely on our workers working outside of the "normal work week" so we can service those that work in those 9-5 hours..I will be forced to shut down on Sundays and any other days that are not generally profitable. These changes will result in less work for workers and less options for the customer.

Mr Brandon Farrell [Signature #119]

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 09:29:51 UTC

Mr Brandon Farrell, Fremantle, WA, Australia

We hospitality employers often have to hire and train unskilled workers. All hospitality workers are aware of the job consisting primarily of weekend and evening work. The current award is quite high as it is. The proposed award will have uneducated kitchen hands that speak 6 words of English earning more than many in other fields that have university degrees.
Aside from that, the very obvious issue of most of us not being able to pay the staff, therefore adding to the unemployment rate.

mr peter cianci [Signature #118]

Sun, 26 Apr 2009 09:39:35 UTC

mr peter cianci, Australia

This will be the nail in the coffen for the restaurant industry "thank you labor government"

Ms Anonymous [Signature #117]

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 02:53:51 UTC

Anonymous

Mrs Irene Psellos [Signature #116]

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 01:19:16 UTC

Mrs Irene Psellos, Glenelg, SA, Australia

Ms GEMMA CUNNINGHAM [Signature #115]

Thu, 9 Apr 2009 07:13:55 UTC

Ms GEMMA CUNNINGHAM, Bellevue Hill, NSW, Australia

This change will be to the detriment of all restaurants . We need to be represented by those committed to our specific industry.

Mr GEMMA PERCUOCO [Signature #114]

Thu, 9 Apr 2009 07:07:28 UTC

Mr GEMMA PERCUOCO, Bellevue Hill, NSW, Australia

We will be swallowed by an industry that has the income from poker machines behind them. The restaurant industry employees
a high number of staff especially in the kitchen to look after a relatively small number of customers . Hotels and pubs do not have this comittment to quality and service.

Mr Paul Adams [Signature #113]

Mon, 6 Apr 2009 11:17:25 UTC

Mr Paul Adams, Australia

Mr John Japp [Signature #112]

Sun, 5 Apr 2009 08:53:57 UTC

Mr John Japp, Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Small business should not have to come into line with the wage packets of large companies who have whole payroll divisions to assist in employee relations. I am the payroll officer, as well as the chef, the cleaner, the work place health and safety officer, then I have to do my job as a waiter and manager.

Mrs Marilyn Domenech [Signature #111]

Fri, 3 Apr 2009 03:06:56 UTC

Mrs Marilyn Domenech, Ascot, Queensland, Australia

Restaurants simply will have to close with the Modern Awards because labour costs will be unviable.

Ms Meredith Armstrong [Signature #110]

Thu, 2 Apr 2009 08:52:33 UTC

Ms Meredith Armstrong, Australia

We urge the Australian Government to implement a truly Modern Award for the Hospitality Industry...not one that will further choke an industry that has already fought to keep staff in an ever-more difficult economic climate. The costs associated with running a restaurant business today far exceed the profits. The proposed "Modern Award" will simply add a straw that will break the industry's back.

Mr Peter Roelfes [Signature #109]

Wed, 1 Apr 2009 07:25:19 UTC

Mr Peter Roelfes, Point Lookout, Queensland, Australia

This award might be interesting for politicians who sit in a chair all day discussing how to make more money for the country. Letting the small businesses in particular suffer for it is not very Australian. I would stop employing anyone, downsize my business and do it myself and I believe I wouldn't be the only one. \
Others might just shut shop. There is not a lot of money in good small restaurants anyway, so why bother doing it for nothing. Australia is built on small businesses, don't wasteit

Mr Atsushi Kanebako [Signature #108]

Wed, 1 Apr 2009 06:49:34 UTC

Mr Atsushi Kanebako

Mrs Debbie Davis [Signature #107]

Wed, 1 Apr 2009 12:49:32 UTC

Mrs Debbie Davis, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia

maybe the prime minister needs to talk to the real people in the real world and understand how hard it is for small business these days. We try to keep our staff employed out of loyalty but with rising costs and any profit margin you may have had being erased by a total misunderstanding of how a small business runs, maybe we should all work for Kevin Rudd in Parliment as we would be a lot better off. We have been in our restaurant for 11 years now and it is harder now than ever before.

Mr Ben Rice [Signature #106]

Wed, 1 Apr 2009 12:38:03 UTC

Mr Ben Rice, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia

I along with 30 others will not have a job if this utter madness is adopted

Mr Trevor Rice [Signature #105]

Wed, 1 Apr 2009 12:27:31 UTC

Mr Trevor Rice, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia

mr benjamin sommariva [Signature #104]

Wed, 1 Apr 2009 12:15:49 UTC

mr benjamin sommariva, mclaren vale, adalaide

Mr William Stewart [Signature #103]

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 09:53:18 UTC

Mr William Stewart, Brisbane, QLD, Australia

My Restaurant business operates8 7 days a week. I will have to impose a substantial surcharge on my customers on Saturday and Sunday to cover the increased cost of wages on these days. Hopefully, my customers will pay the 20% plus surcharge.
I will be closing the doors if they don't.
Also, my business does not have the luxury of income from Gaming machine or retail liquor sales to support penalty rates and double time days.

Mr Ronald Jackson [Signature #102]

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 09:25:31 UTC

Mr Ronald Jackson, rockhampton, QLD, Australia

A good move as we are in the caf'e restaurant business and employ multiple people over 3 sites and already we have cut evening trade to cut wage costs.

Mr Chris Varitimos [Signature #101]

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 05:58:07 UTC

Mr Chris Varitimos, Australia

You'd like to think in our current economic climate that government would have enough common sense to realise that small business provides employment for local communities as well as stimulating local economy. It boggles the mind to try and comprehend how they could ignore the needless prospect of the loss of a further 8000 jobs and 1000 business's.

MR NEIL FISHER [Signature #100]

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 02:53:47 UTC

MR NEIL FISHER, MAIN BEACH, QLD, Australia

WILL RENDER BUSINESS UNVIABLE

Mr Russell Douglas [Signature #99]

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 08:24:12 UTC

Mr Russell Douglas, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia

Jodie Solczaniuk [Signature #98]

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 05:49:50 UTC

Jodie Solczaniuk

This will send my business under if this legislation is granted. Small business are finding it hard enough especially in this economic climate to survive. Think of the impact it will have on the jobs that will be lost as a result as well.

Ms Carolyn Dumbrell [Signature #97]

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 01:33:03 UTC

Ms Carolyn Dumbrell, Cairns, Qld, Australia

Another unnecessary increase!!! Why does everyone have to be paid equally when they arent equal in ability, effort, motivation and skill. Employees should be on minimum wages (not $21/hr) for a given period or until they prove loyalty and skill level. When did it become the employees right to earn such high wages without having to actually be able to do the job well.

Ms Angel Hanson [Signature #96]

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 08:43:11 UTC

Ms Angel Hanson, Eumundi, QLD, Australia

MR NOUBAR HAGOP [Signature #95]

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 08:13:45 UTC

MR NOUBAR HAGOP, runaway bay, qld, Australia

I employ 15 staff and shortly will employ another 15.

The new award if ratified I will dismiss minimum 5 of my current staff

Mr Colin Mackay [Signature #94]

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 07:38:24 UTC

Mr Colin Mackay, Scarborough, Qld, Australia

This industry has had its profit margins eroded for the last 20 years by Govts shifting its responsibilities on to employers, mainly small business that are usually just concentrating on surviving. Info I have read suggests that mst restaurants in Aust have a bottom line of less than 10% I believe it is much lower, I believe that the people who make these decisions do not see the real picture, are either misguided or are basically incompitent. I know our business has struggled to get ahead.

Mr Peter Summers [Signature #93]

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 07:25:46 UTC

Mr Peter Summers, Townsville, Queensland, Australia

The proposed changes to the Award will increase my wage costs by some 20%. I do not believe that my consumers will accept a price increase to cover that cost nor can I afford to absorb the increase, therefore my business, the 100 staff I employ and the $10m in economic value that I contribute to our community will more than likely be lost. After 10 years operating in Townsville, it would be dissappointing that I was forced out of business because of a piece of Government Legislation!

Mr Shane Jackson [Signature #92]

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 06:23:22 UTC

Mr Shane Jackson, Frenchville, QLD, Australia

The profit margins are already extremly low in cafes and this award would not make my business viable any more. I employee 28 people acrosss three locations.

Mr Ken Burgin [Signature #91]

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 06:23:01 UTC

Mr Ken Burgin, Queens Park, NSW, Australia

This is a backward step, not modernisation!

Mrs Anonymous [Signature #90]

Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:42:20 UTC

Anonymous, Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia

Elissa Wilsher [Signature #89]

Sat, 21 Mar 2009 04:08:12 UTC

Elissa Wilsher, Australia

Something has to be done, you will kill the small business' that work and employ on weekends and regular people won't be able to afford to eat out. Tourism will be affected and whole towns will look empty and deserted with no weekend trade.

Ms Sarah Harvey [Signature #88]

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 09:16:26 UTC

Ms Sarah Harvey, South Yarra, VIC, Australia

mr Domenico Cosentino [Signature #87]

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 06:56:23 UTC

mr Domenico Cosentino

Ms Samantha Mahlook [Signature #86]

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 04:17:22 UTC

Ms Samantha Mahlook, Lakes Entrance, VIC, Australia

Mr Glenn Thompson [Signature #85]

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 11:02:51 UTC

Mr Glenn Thompson, Nelson Bay, NSW, Australia

Mrs Lena Mero [Signature #84]

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 10:40:20 UTC

Mrs Lena Mero

Mr Leon Greene [Signature #83]

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 07:59:12 UTC

Mr Leon Greene, Warrnambool, vic, Australia

we are supposed to be creating more jobs in this uncertain economic climate, not putting employees off as this will surely happen with the new award. when willb these politicians pull their head out of their a_s and step into the real world !

Mrs Angela Palermo [Signature #82]

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 07:12:06 UTC

Mrs Angela Palermo

The hospitality industry cannot sustain such awards expecially in the next 5 years with the GFC bestowed upon us. The economic times ahead will be tuff. The government should be doing everything in its power to assist the industry and not look to bringing it down !!

Simon Beaumont [Signature #81]

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 04:41:30 UTC

Simon Beaumont

Mrs Anonymous [Signature #80]

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 04:10:24 UTC

Anonymous, Nollamara, WA, Australia

mr raymond everett [Signature #79]

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 01:12:12 UTC

mr raymond everett

Mrs Tracey Stark [Signature #78]

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 11:47:17 UTC

Mrs Tracey Stark, Australia

Mrs Pippa James [Signature #77]

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 09:56:57 UTC

Mrs Pippa James, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Ms Bev Sotiriou [Signature #76]

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 06:39:57 UTC

Ms Bev Sotiriou, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

I cant believe that the government dosent understand that Restaurant & Cafes are totally different.. I only wish we had the capabiolities to sell as many beverages (profitable) as their bars and gaming areas do.

Mr Andrew Mills [Signature #75]

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 03:53:39 UTC

Mr Andrew Mills, Australia

Mrs Jessica Mills [Signature #74]

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 03:52:16 UTC

Mrs Jessica Mills, Australia

Mr Russell Barrett [Signature #73]

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 03:13:30 UTC

Mr Russell Barrett, Brisbane, Qld, Australia

At a time of rising unemployment, dimnishing revenues and shrinking profits it would be ill informed and unjust to impose such cost increases on the restaurant sector. Should such a misguided policy prevail it will further concentrate the market to the coporate sector. Many marginal businesses will fail, more jobs will be lost and the Centrelink queue will lengthen.

Mr Ralph Potter [Signature #72]

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 12:47:38 UTC

Mr Ralph Potter

Restaurants and cafes outside of the sydney metro exist to serve weekend visitors. These businesses provide the majority of income opportunities for the working population of these communities, imposing additional penalty rates on employers especially within those areas will dramatically reduce opportunities to work locally as businesses are forced to cut staff (and services) in order to remain marginally viable. Unemployment will rise, businesses will fold. Tourism service will be impacted.

Mr Nicholas Creswick [Signature #71]

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 12:39:10 UTC

Mr Nicholas Creswick, North Melbourne, Vic, Australia

Mr Stephen Gellert [Signature #70]

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 09:30:03 UTC

Mr Stephen Gellert

Luke Bain [Signature #69]

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 09:02:20 UTC

Luke Bain, SA, Australia

Mr Craig Costello [Signature #68]

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 08:24:16 UTC

Mr Craig Costello, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Mrs Valerie McLean [Signature #67]

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 08:11:31 UTC

Mrs Valerie McLean, Melbourne, Vic, Australia

Restaurants - inparticular the smaller venues, cannot sustain the increased costs of penatly and weekend rates in this already tight financial time. Larger restaurants may sustain it - but do we really want to push the boutique, local and small businesses out from our community? By increasing wage costs even higher than they already are we are sure to acheive this devasting result.

Mrs Susan Alex [Signature #66]

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 07:57:06 UTC

Mrs Susan Alex, Malvern, Victoria, Australia

ms Sarah Meaney [Signature #65]

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 07:52:56 UTC

ms Sarah Meaney, adelaide, sa, Australia

Mr Aaron Martin [Signature #64]

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 07:52:30 UTC

Mr Aaron Martin, adelaide, sa, Australia

Mr Anthony Bailey [Signature #63]

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 07:52:01 UTC

Mr Anthony Bailey, adelaide, sa, Australia

mr Anonymous [Signature #62]

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 07:42:13 UTC

Anonymous, sommerville, vic

mr mark seery [Signature #61]

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 07:32:54 UTC

mr mark seery, newcastle, NSW, Australia

I am the proprietor of Silo restaurant and lounge on Newcastle harbour. We established the business in 2004, and have been trading successfully for 5 years.
We currently employ 31 staff, who serves over 2000 customers a week.
As part of the governments implementation of the Industrial relations reform the award proposed for my business , to take effect January 2010 ,would see my labour costs increase by 20%.The restaurant and cafe industry was not involved in the consultation process.

Mr Michael Palmer [Signature #60]

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 07:19:34 UTC

Mr Michael Palmer

My business only opens on evenings and sunday lunches - the award would significantly impact my ability to continue trading at 4 locations across Sydney - employing 200 people.

Mr Jon Brady [Signature #59]

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 06:52:17 UTC

Mr Jon Brady, Robina, QLD, Australia

It is hard enoughin this business! I am often paying my staff more than I make myself

Mrs Carol Pearce [Signature #58]

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 06:47:12 UTC

Mrs Carol Pearce, Geraldton, WA, Australia

Mr Clint Betts [Signature #57]

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 06:27:33 UTC

Mr Clint Betts, Cairns, QLD, Australia

This will results in 100's of job losses in Qld alone and service levels will drop significantly. Our restaurant will have to close Sundays and many other restaurants in Cairns will do the same. That will have a negative inpact on tourism in this region. Our purchases levels will drop and the flow on effect will effect other industries too.