The WA university executives paid more than our state premier

The WA university executives paid more than our state premier

A new report has revealed university executives’ pay,as union figures raise concerns over a lack of scrutiny of those in the top jobs.

  • byHolly Thompson

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Justice department owes staff millions in back pay,union alleges

Justice department owes staff millions in back pay,union alleges

Lawyers for the Community and Public Sector Union allege “multiple contraventions” of two enterprise bargaining agreements.

  • byBroede Carmody andKieran Rooney
We gave a celeb a ‘halo’ on this magazine cover. Then came the social media pile-on
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We gave a celeb a ‘halo’ on this magazine cover. Then came the social media pile-on

As journalists,we dish it out and we take it. We can’t – and shouldn’t – complain. But I’d be lying if I said this story didn’t shake me.

  • byKatrina Strickland
Trumpian populism hasn’t taken off in Australia. I think I know why
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Trumpian populism hasn’t taken off in Australia. I think I know why

Living standards in Australia have hardly risen for the past decade,but as disappointing as that is,it’s significantly worse elsewhere.

  • byRoss Gittins
Lambie,Pocock hand Labor big win on same job,same pay laws

Lambie,Pocock hand Labor big win on same job,same pay laws

Peak business groups and the Coalition say the “sneaky” deal on industrial relations will increase business costs and hinder the economy.

  • byPaul Sakkal
‘Red tape a furphy’:Workplace cop puts big business on wage notice

‘Red tape a furphy’:Workplace cop puts big business on wage notice

New Fair Work Ombudsman Anna Booth believes chief executives and board directors are directly responsible for any failures to pay the correct wages.

  • byJessica Yun
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Employers to face 10 years’ jail,hefty fines under proposed wage theft laws

Employers to face 10 years’ jail,hefty fines under proposed wage theft laws

A new federal wage theft offence is a key component of the federal government’s latest tranche of workplace reforms to be introduced to parliament on Monday.

  • byLisa Visentin
Are you being paid properly? Here’s how to check
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Are you being paid properly? Here’s how to check

With big businesses like Woolworths and BHP in the headlines for underpaying staff millions of dollars,it’s time to fully understand your entitlements at work.

  • byVictoria Devine
Woolworths faces more than 1000 criminal charges over unpaid leave
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Woolworths faces more than 1000 criminal charges over unpaid leave

One of Australia’s largest employers has been hit with more than 1000 criminal charges for allegedly underpaying more than $1 million in long service leave to 1235 former workers.

  • byBen Schneiders
Wage theft:When ‘chief people officers’ forget workers and their rights

Wage theft:When ‘chief people officers’ forget workers and their rights

Could the dwindling number of industrial professionals experts be contributing to the spread of wage theft?

  • byBetty Frino
Beef up workplace ombudsman to catch underpayers,report recommends

Beef up workplace ombudsman to catch underpayers,report recommends

Stronger visa rules will also prevent worker exploitation,the Grattan Institute has found. Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil agrees visa reforms are needed.

  • byRachel Clun