Senator CASH (Western Australia—Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service, Minister for Employment and Minister for Women) (14:41): We've seen some very important evidence given to the Senate Education and Employment References Committee about the deals that were done between the SDA, the AWU and big employers to undercut penalty rates. The inquiry heard evidence about deals made between the unions and McDonald's, Coles, Woolworths, KFC, Domino's, Hungry Jack's and David Jones, amongst others, that cut penalty rates on Sunday. It's been confirmed that the supposedly higher base rate for the weekday work is not enough to compensate for the loss of pay on a Sunday. Senator O'Neill: This is a gross misrepresentation of the better off overall test. What a joke! They are among the highest paid retail workers in the world. Opposition senators interjecting— Senator CASH: In other words—despite the calls coming from those on the other side—employees who are subjected to deals done by the union and big business are actually worse off under the union that is allegedly meant to represent them.