Deakin University has admitted to wage theft in its arts and education faculties, but the tertiary education union says the theft is more widespread and it ‘may be forced’ to take the matter to Federal Court. Deakin vice-chancellor Iain Martin emailed staff on Wednesday saying the university had underpaid casualContinue Reading
Bunnings has been crowned Australia’s most trusted brand in a dramatic reversal of loyalty that dethroned the former favourite, Woolworths. A recent survey from research company Roy Morgan revealed the hardware company had taken out the top spot more than three years after it was usurped by the supermarket chain.Continue Reading
Millions of Australians could have the right to work from home under major changes being considered by the nation’s employer watchdog, which could form the basis for new workplace laws. The Fair Work Commission is looking into making flexible work arrangements a legal entitlement just one month after new lawsContinue Reading
The Australian Catholic University has revealed a multimillion-dollar underpayment of 1100 of its casual academic staff over several years. In a statement released on Wednesday, the university revealed a $3.6 million discrepancy in staff payments, which occurred between 2016 and 2023. The universities vice-chancellor and president, professor Zlatko Skrbis, notifiedContinue Reading
Immigration Minister Andrew Giles has refused to comment on reports a fifth former immigration detainee, released into the community after last month’s landmark High Court decision, had been arrested. A former Sudanese child soldier was arrested in Queensland on Thursday after it was realised there was a warrant to returnContinue Reading
Australian universities have underpaid their staff by $159 million dollars, a shocking new report has found, prompting union leaders to urge the federal government to criminalise wage theft. A report released today by The National Tertiary Education Union found more than 97,000 university staff have been underpaid by 32 higherContinue Reading
Australian workers have received a share of half a billion dollars as the Fair Work watchdog continues its pursuit of businesses with dodgy pay practices. Australia’s Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) recovered a staggering $509 million for 251,475 underpaid workers in 2022-23, the watchdog announced in a statement on Monday. MoreContinue Reading
Peak unions have called on the federal government to widen its sweeping workplace law changes to secure greater job security and more pay for millions of casual workers. Australia’s top unions appeared during a hearing into the government’s contentious workplace law changes in Perth on Friday. In its submissions, bothContinue Reading
Anthony Albanese has been dealt a fresh blow after the Coalition teamed up with key crossbenchers to scuttle the timeline of Labor’s industrial relations reform. The Senate voted on Thursday to push the reporting date of an inquiry into legislation the government says will close “loopholes” in labour hire untilContinue Reading
Risk of jail time and million-dollar fines will be enough to scare off Australia’s employers from not paying their workers, Workplace Minister Tony Burke has said. New legislation set to be introduced into parliament next week will include tougher penalties for employers guilty of wage theft, including a maximum 10Continue Reading