Fair Work
Beef up workplace ombudsman to catch underpayers, report recommends
Stronger visa rules will also prevent worker exploitation, the Grattan Institute has found. Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil agrees visa reforms are needed.
- by Rachel Clun
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Aged care wage rise timing not up to Fair Work: government
The federal government also says its own workplace reforms improving gender equality and job security should not dictate the urgency of the highly anticipated pay rise.
- by Angus Thompson
University of Melbourne sued over alleged underpayment of casual staff
The Fair Work Ombudsman has launched fresh legal action against one of Australia’s wealthiest universities, claiming it underpaid casual staff and kept false or misleading records.
- by Cassandra Morgan
‘Unsavoury and difficult’: Instances of wage theft reach record highs
As the cost of everything from petrol, insurance and the mortgage steadily climbs, our wages need to stretch further than ever before.
- by Nina Hendy
Labor finds surprising ally in giving Fair Work more power
The NSW Liberal minister grappling with repeated strikes has backed the federal government’s push to give the Fair Work Commission power to end industrial action.
- by Angus Thompson
Bottom 10 per cent of NDIS providers underpaid support workers
National Disability Insurance Scheme Minister Bill Shorten says it is “unacceptable” for providers to underpay workers under the relevant award.
- by Angus Thompson
Rail dispute cost 44,000 work hours, $500,000 for venue hire, says government
The cost estimates are contained in documents filed by Sydney Trains ahead of a crucial Fair Work hearing on Friday.
- by Matt O'Sullivan and Tom Rabe
How do I deal with a toxic, micromanaging boss?
You should not have to put up with this and have the right to speak up.
- by Kirstin Ferguson
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Jobs summit
‘Seize the moment’: Big business hopes for the best as Labor’s jobs summit kicks off
Business leaders are optimistic that real reform can be achieved at the jobs summit, despite historic tension between corporate Australia and federal Labor.
- by Anne Hyland
Melbourne University pursued over alleged coercion of casual academics
After years of systemic underpayment of casual university staff, the Fair Work Ombudsman has launched legal action against one of Australia’s wealthiest universities.
- by Nicole Precel and Adam Carey
I’m helping with a workshop and they want to pay me with ‘networking’
If you’re being offered “networking” as payment for a workshop you’re contributing heavily to, it’s time to ask to be paid, Dr Kirstin Ferguson says.
- by Kirstin Ferguson