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A senate inquiry set up in 2019 to look at wage theft after a string of high-profile cases, has concluded that unlawful underpayment of employees in Australia is systemic, sustained and shameful.

Chantelle Zentveld, 17, was thrilled when she got an after-school job at the fast-food franchise Subway, but she soon suspected she was being underpaid.

Building on the approach of RLC’s Financial Abuse Legal Service NSW, this webinar discusses a collaborative model that brings together legal and social service supports for people impacted by financial abuse.

This webinar explored hardship policies and other practical support that is available when disclosures of domestic violence and financial abuse have been made.

Our panel answered questions differentiating between credit, debt and consumer and family law, and discussed the best pathways for resolving common legal issues encountered by victim-survivors of financial abuse.

A good escape plan can protect individuals from being further abused financially after they break free. Ellen Whinnett and Anthony Keane report for Newscorp

Advocates fear the federal government plan to wind back responsible lending laws will “perpetuate abuse” of domestic violence survivors, potentially locking them into poverty and even physical harm. Matthew Elmas and Josh Butler report for The New Daily

RLC employment lawyer, Sharmilla Bargon discusses sexual harassment at work, calling for a paradigm shift that holds employers, not victims, to account. SBS The Feed reports.

Some emergencies happen quietly as Redfern Legal Centre’s financial abuse solicitor Jasmine Opdam knows all too well.

The Australian Banking Association (ABA) supports changes to responsible lending laws. This support comes within its submission to an inquiry into the federal government’s proposed reforms. Leith van Onselen reports for Macro Business.