Penalty rate cuts fought

By Anna Patty, Workplace Editor
Updated March 26 2017 - 7:39am, first published 7:38am
Hairdresser Melanie Coombes from Bliss Hair Artists in New Lambton. Photo: Max Mason-Hubers
Hairdresser Melanie Coombes from Bliss Hair Artists in New Lambton. Photo: Max Mason-Hubers

A new union for hairdressers is gearing up to fight a threatened clip to their weekend penalty rates, with Newcastle hairdresser Melanie Coombs saying they already get "paid peanuts".

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