‘Unsavoury and difficult’:Instances of wage theft reach record highs

‘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.

  • byNina Hendy

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Labor finds surprising ally in giving Fair Work more power

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.

  • byAngus Thompson
Bottom 10 per cent of NDIS providers underpaid support workers

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.

  • byAngus Thompson
Rail dispute cost 44,000 work hours,$500,000 for venue hire,says government

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.

  • byMatt O'Sullivan andTom Rabe
How do I deal with a toxic,micromanaging boss?

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.

  • byKirstin Ferguson
‘Seize the moment’:Big business hopes for the best as Labor’s jobs summit kicks off

‘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.

  • byAnne Hyland
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Melbourne University pursued over alleged coercion of casual academics

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.

  • byNicole Precel andAdam Carey
I’m helping with a workshop and they want to pay me with ‘networking’

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.

  • byKirstin Ferguson
I found out my boss would have paid me more if I were a woman

I found out my boss would have paid me more if I were a woman

When you hear through office gossip that someone else in your role would have been paid more it’s time to get your facts straight,Dr Kirstin Ferguson says.

  • byKirstin Ferguson
‘Dirty little secret’:Women worst affected by ‘gig economy’ in higher education
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‘Dirty little secret’:Women worst affected by ‘gig economy’ in higher education

Women are bearing the brunt of the insecure work crisis in tertiary education,with almost one in every three employees working at a university in Victoria a woman in a casual or fixed-contract job.

  • byBen Schneiders
Construction watchdog still able to prosecute unions after code scrapped

Construction watchdog still able to prosecute unions after code scrapped

Even after Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke scraps the building code,the Australian Building and Construction Commission can take legal action.

  • byAngus Thompson