Hotel quarantine security guards were underpaid in Melbourne and Sydney

Hotel quarantine security guards were underpaid in Melbourne and Sydney

One company,Unified Security Group Australia,underpaid staff about $900,000 in NSW but went into liquidation before repaying them.

  • byNick Bonyhady

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ABC discloses more staff underpayments

ABC discloses more staff underpayments

The broadcaster repaid staff about $12 million last year after casuals complained they were not getting the right pay.

  • byNick Bonyhady
Australia Post underpaid more than 19,000 former staff

Australia Post underpaid more than 19,000 former staff

The $1.8 million underpayment draws further attention to the postal service’s pay practices,which have been in the public eye in recent times.

  • byNick Bonyhady
New system:Four tiers to guide businesses on mandatory vaccinations

New system:Four tiers to guide businesses on mandatory vaccinations

Australia’s workplace watchdog will dump its previous guidance to employers that they are “overwhelmingly” unable to require staff to be vaccinated.

  • byNick Bonyhady
‘Domestic outsourcing’ doesn’t pay for key COVID workers

‘Domestic outsourcing’ doesn’t pay for key COVID workers

Research by the OECD has found if you happen to be a cleaner or security guard,the worst thing you can hear is that your job is being outsourced.

  • byShane Wright andJennifer Duke
Victoria’s wage theft laws a stride forward,but young workers still at risk
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Victoria’s wage theft laws a stride forward,but young workers still at risk

Employees may have well-founded fears of being fired,having their wages cut or even being harassed by employers if they dare to question their conditions.

  • byTegan Evans
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Meat boss shouts at workers
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Meat boss shouts at workers

Audio of Midfield Meats boss Dean McKenna giving a speech to meat workers telling them to change their stories on social media.

This SBS journalist was allegedly bullied,harassed,then sacked. Now she’s fighting back.

This SBS journalist was allegedly bullied,harassed,then sacked. Now she’s fighting back.

A lawsuit over the departure of a former SBS journalist adds to concerns about a dysfunctional culture at the public broadcaster.

  • byCharlotte Grieve andZoe Samios
Wages ombudsman takes Woolworths to court over underpayments

Wages ombudsman takes Woolworths to court over underpayments

The retail giant has previously admitted underpaying its workers to the tune of $390 million but that could now blow out further.

  • byNick Bonyhady
Victorian Treasurer takes aim at ‘watered down’ federal wage theft laws
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Victorian Treasurer takes aim at ‘watered down’ federal wage theft laws

Victorian Treasurer Tim Pallas has revealed he feels a sense of “schadenfreude” about the federal government’s failure to legislate its national wage theft laws.

  • byNick Bonyhady
Why you could be sacked for refusing a vaccine

Why you could be sacked for refusing a vaccine

A ruling this week emboldens employers who want to insist their workforce is vaccinated. There are some exceptions.

  • byIan Neil andNicholas Saady