Key points of workplace report

WHAT THE PRODUCTIVITY COMMISSION DRAFT REPORT INTO WORKPLACE RELATIONS HAS FOUND

* Australia's workplace relations system needs repair, not replacement

* The Fair Work Commission gives too much weight to history and precedent in award determinations

* Minimum wages are justified, but significant increases are a risk to employment

* There should be a move to change Sunday penalty rates to Saturday rates for services industries, such as hospitality, entertainment and retailers

* Existing penalty rates for essential services such as nursing should remain

* Scope for a new form of statutory agreement - the enterprise contract - for small to medium businesses

* The complexity of secret ballots should be changes for Industrial action, which is low in Australia.