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…
Foodora is doing a runner from Australia owing millions in back-pay while defending claims it treated workers unlawfully. In a statement, the food delivery company said it will: “cease operations in response to a shift in focus towards other markets…
The Fair Work Ombudsman will investigate allegations of widespread wage theft at restaurants owned by celebrity chef Neil Perry. Federal Workplace Minister Craig Laundy says he has ordered the regulator to investigate the Fairfax reports. However, critics say Fair Work…
New minimum wage and penalty rate cuts take effect this weekend. More than two million workers will receive a pay rise from Sunday, however, many who work weekends will also get a pay cut. In comparison, federal politicians will receive…
Liberal senator Zed Seselja failed to mention impending penalty rate cuts in a dumb tweet posted this morning. The tone-deaf post shows him and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull having coffee in a Canberra café. However, the senator for the ACT…
Australia’s newest senator Amanda Stoker thinks the minimum wage and penalty rates are too high. It's a common conservative theory that falsely asserts that reducing the minimum wage and penalty rates will create more jobs. However, industrial advocates dismiss the…
The gig economy is creating a new class of working poor in Australia, according to unions. Workers do not have access to basic workplace rights, for example, sick leave, annual leave and superannuation. According to the ACTU, sham contracting is…
