The Fair Work Commission has announced a $13-a-week increase to the minimum wage, boosting the pay packets of 2.2 million Australians. However, the increases will be staggered to minimise the impact on businesses affected by the pandemic. Fair Work Commission…
The new national minimum wage and penalty rate cuts are now in effect. The minimum wage is now $19.49 per hour, or $740.80 per week. The Fair Work Ombudsman says many businesses get caught out underpaying workers at this time…
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. But critics say the workplace watchdog is ineffective in helping workers, bringing…
More than two million Australian workers will receive a pay rise from this Sunday, while many who work weekends will also get a pay cut. In comparison, our federal politicians are set to receive a two per cent increase in…
Liberal senator Zed Seselja failed to mention impending penalty rate cuts in a tone-deaf tweet he posted this morning showing him and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull having coffee in a Canberra cafe. The senator for the ACT and Assistant Minister…
Australia’s newest senator Amanda Stoker has been criticised for ‘not knowing her arse from her elbow’ after calling for a reduction in the minimum wage and the scrapping of unfair dismissal laws. Ms Stoker, who is 35, replaced George Brandis…
Unions are warning the "gig economy" is creating a new class of working poor in Australia, who don’t have access to basic work rights, or superannuation. According to the ACTU, sham contracting and the so-called “gig economy” are taking away…
