The opposition Labor Party is concerned that Australians will face reduced pay packets next summer if proposed changes to penalty rates are passed by the federal government. However, the federal minister for industrial relations said Labor has “completely and dishonestly” mischaracterised one part of the proposed changes. Opposition spokesperson for Industrial Relations Tony Burke said in a media release on Thursday that Labor estimates Australian workers could lose between $840 and $1170 from their next summer holiday pay packets if the federal government’s proposed Industrial Relations bill scraps penalty rates for Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year’s Day, and Australia Day. “From cleaners to miners, aged care workers to waiters, checkout operators to nurses–all could take a massive pay cut if [Prime Minister Scott] Morrison is successful in suspending the Better Off Overall Test,” Burke said. The better off overall test (BOOT) helps employees know whether they are better off under a bargaining …