Industrial Relations Claims is reminding employers that the new national minimum wage is now in effect, increasing to $19.49 per hour, or $740.80 per week. According to the Fair Work Ombudsman, compliance issues can often be traced back to when…
Food delivery company Foodora will cease its operations in Australia this month, while it continues to defend allegations that it treated workers unlawfully and owes millions in back pay. In a statement, the company said it would “cease operations in…
Federal Workplace Minister Craig Laundy says he will order the Fair Work Ombudsman to investigate allegations of widespread wage theft at restaurants owned by celebrity chef Neil Perry. Fairfax is reporting that the Rockpool Dining Group has been underpaying its…
On Sunday, more than two million Australian workers will receive a pay rise, while many who work weekends will also get a pay cut. From July 1, the national minimum wage will increase to $719.20 a week, or $18.93 an…
Liberal senator for the ACT and Assistant Minister for Science, Jobs and Innovation, Zed Seselja, has copped a barrage of criticism after posting a tone-deaf tweet this morning showing him and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull having coffee in a Canberra…
Australia’s newest senator Amanda Stoker has been criticised for ‘not knowing her arse from her elbow’ after calling for more power to be given to bosses by reducing the minimum wage and scrapping unfair dismissal laws. Ms Stoker, who is…
