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What international students should know about employment rights this Christmas

14 December 2015 International students are at a higher risk of being treated unfairly at work when compared with domestic students.

14 December 2015

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Requesting flexible work arrangements? Your employer may not deliver

14 December 2015 The inclusion of a right to request flexible work arrangements for employees with carers’ responsibilities was greeted enthusiastically when it came into effect in mid-2013.

14 December 2015

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Redfern Legal Centre’s International Student Service saved

11 November 2015 Redfern Legal Centre's statewide International Students' Service has been saved, after facing closure in September.

11 November 2015

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Inquiry into access for students with a disability in education

The government has established an inquiry into the education system, in response to long-standing accessibility problems for students with disabilities.

27 September 2015

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Government crackdown on discrimination against Indigenous tenants

The NSW Government is joining forces with the Anti-Discrimination Board of NSW to combat racism in the rental market.

27 September 2015

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Debate over RDA and section 18C continues

Section 18C of the Commonwealth Racial Discrimination Act (RDA) is among the laws highlighted as having potential to interfere with Australians’ civil liberties in a recent Australian Law Reform Commission report.

26 September 2015

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Being a contractor brings independence but what about when things go wrong…

Being an independent contractor has lots of benefits – you run your own show and keep your own hours. But what legal recourse is available to contractors when things go awry?

26 September 2015

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Media Release: NSW to lose its International Students’ Service after Redfern Legal Centre fails to secure funding

Redfern Legal Centre (RLC) has announced that it will be forced to close its award winning International Students’ legal advice service in September.

20 August 2015

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International students exploited by unscrupulous landlords

The rising cost of living in Sydney has led to a boom in overcrowded housing that does not meet the standards of tenancy legislation or local council health and safety regulations.

11 June 2015

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Productivity Commission’s Inquiry - Employee rights shakeup

The Productivity Commission’s draft report into its Workplace Relations Framework Inquiry, which is set to be released next month, is expected to raise a number of issues of importance to Australia’s workplace relations framework.

11 June 2015

Topics

What international students should know about employment rights this Christmas

Requesting flexible work arrangements? Your employer may not deliver

Redfern Legal Centre’s International Student Service saved

Inquiry into access for students with a disability in education

Government crackdown on discrimination against Indigenous tenants

Debate over RDA and section 18C continues

Being a contractor brings independence but what about when things go wrong…

Media Release: NSW to lose its International Students’ Service after Redfern Legal Centre fails to secure funding

International students exploited by unscrupulous landlords

Productivity Commission’s Inquiry - Employee rights shakeup

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