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Getting ripped off by your employer

Redfern Legal Centre's employment law solicitor, Sharmilla Bargon, speaks to Triple J's Hack about what to do if you think you're a victim of wage theft.

4 April 2022

RLC in the media

Wage theft 'endemic' senate committee finds

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.

4 April 2022

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RLC in the media

This teenager says Subway ripped her off, and she's taking her fight to the Fair Work Commission

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.

2 April 2022

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Urgent law reform needed to prevent sexual harassment at work

RLC has signed a joint statement alongside a coalition of 60 groups and individuals calling on the federal government to act now to prevent sexual harassment at work.

18 March 2022

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Senate committee calls for national laws criminalising wage theft

In March 2022, a senate inquiry tabled its final report into the unlawful underpayment of employees. The report cited RLC’s joint submissions with West Justice extensively.

13 March 2022

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'Renting Matters' podcast

Tenants’ Union of NSW and Legal Aid NSW have launched a podcast series for community workers supporting clients with tenancy issues.

17 November 2021

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Events

How to Appeal a COVID-19 Fine in NSW (webinar recording)

Thousands of people have been fined under the Public Health Orders in NSW. Police don’t always get it right.

6 October 2021

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COVID-19 and employment law: factsheets for migrant workers

The Employments RIghts Legal Service has created a set of factsheets to support migrant workers and other temporary visa holders affected by job losses and stand-downs during the COVID-19 pandemic

24 September 2021

Events

Responding to financial abuse issues: telcos (webinar recording)

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

3 September 2021

Events

STOP, SEARCH AND DETAIN: Police powers on the street (webinar recording)

There is much debate about police powers to stop, question and search people, with a spotlight on the use of strip-searches, and the negative impact they can have upon vulnerable people.

2 September 2021

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Topics

Getting ripped off by your employer

Wage theft 'endemic' senate committee finds

This teenager says Subway ripped her off, and she's taking her fight to the Fair Work Commission

Urgent law reform needed to prevent sexual harassment at work

Senate committee calls for national laws criminalising wage theft

'Renting Matters' podcast

How to Appeal a COVID-19 Fine in NSW (webinar recording)

COVID-19 and employment law: factsheets for migrant workers

Responding to financial abuse issues: telcos (webinar recording)

STOP, SEARCH AND DETAIN: Police powers on the street (webinar recording)

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