Nurses have launched a powerful new advertising campaign targeting the protection of penalty rates for staff, following fears they could be cut in the future. The personalised plea from the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation uses a real-life registered nurse, known only as “Julie”, who tells her story in a video about the impact shift work has on nurses, midwives and their families. It comes on the back of a Productivity Commission report commissioned by the Federal Government which recommended penalty rates for the hospitality and retail sectors could be cut.
