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Human rights lawyers need to think outside the box

Kieran Pender, a senior lawyer at the Human Rights Law Centre, and RLC employment law volunteer, was named Pro Bono/Community Lawyer of the Year at the 30 Under 30 Awards 2022

22 June 2022

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Landmark court decision will help workers recover unpaid wages

A landmark court decision has overturned a 10-year legal precedent made as part of a JobWatch underpayment case, listed for further hearings in July.

31 May 2022

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Legal centres and employer groups call for better protections for migrant workers

A national coalition of organisations is calling for better protections for migrant workers to prevent wage theft.

19 May 2022

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Former students' fight for unpaid wages highlights loophole in Australia's legal system

The legal system makes it hard for migrant workers and international students to get back unpaid wages and entitlements.

16 May 2022

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Australia is bringing migrant workers back – but exploitation is still rampant. Here are 3 changes needed now

If the COVID years have taught us anything about migration, it is that Australia depends on it.

16 May 2022

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Underpayment of migrant workers

A client of Employment Rights Legal Service (ERLS) shares his experience of being underpaid on SBS News.

12 May 2022

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RLC in the media

Underpayment of migrant workers

A client of Employment Rights Legal Service (ERLS) shares his experience of being underpaid with SBS News.

11 May 2022

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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

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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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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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Human rights lawyers need to think outside the box

Landmark court decision will help workers recover unpaid wages

Legal centres and employer groups call for better protections for migrant workers

Former students' fight for unpaid wages highlights loophole in Australia's legal system

Australia is bringing migrant workers back – but exploitation is still rampant. Here are 3 changes needed now

Underpayment of migrant workers

Underpayment of migrant workers

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

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