Anne Urquhart (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

I, and also on behalf of Senators O'Neill, Farrell, Polley, Ciccone and Marielle Smith, move:

That the Senate—

(a) recognises that:

(i) 85% of retail and fast food workers had experienced abuse from customers at work,

(ii) for retail and fast food workers, this abuse can severely impact their physical and psychological health and it cannot continue,

(iii) the Christmas holidays period is the busiest time for retail workers, and

(iv) every worker has the right to be able to do their job in a safe environment; and

(b) acknowledges the work of the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees' Association in representing its members in retail and fast food, and advocating for industry changes to ensure that customers cannot continue this behaviour and build better protections for retail and fast food workers.