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Harvest Trail Inquiry recovers $1 million for workers

A Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) Inquiry into workplaces along Australia’s Harvest Trail has found widespread non-compliance, with inspectors recovering more than $1 million in unpaid wages for over 2,500 workers.

21 November 2018

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Free employment law advice for international students

Have you been underpaid at work? Are you being unfairly treated by your boss? Do you want to know more about your employment rights?

15 November 2018

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RLC in the Media: New research reveals at least $1 billion owed in lost pay to workers in Australia

UP TO $1 billion is being stolen by dodgy Australian firms failing to pay thousands of workers the wages are legally entitled to; a troubling new report finds. Benedict Brook reports for new.com.au.

30 October 2018

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Short changed at work: what to do if you are experiencing wage theft

Research from UNSW and UTS shows that an overwhelming number of international students and backpackers in Australia are suffering wage theft in silence. If you are not being paid correctly at work, there are steps that you can take.

30 October 2018

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RLC eBulletin September 2018: Spotlight on Employment Law

Our September e-Bulletin focuses on employment law and wage theft.

6 September 2018

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Law in Action: Vulnerable Workers

The federal government has taken aim at rampant wage theft by franchises like 7-Eleven, Caltex and Domino’s, by passing an amendment to the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth).

31 August 2018

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Underpayment in the News

Criminal Sanctions for Wage Theft? ‘Wage theft’ is the new buzzword being used to describe the underpayment of employment entitlement to employees.

31 August 2018

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New NSW laws to prevent incitement of violence

New laws prohiting the threat or incitement of violence against any person on the grounds of race, religious affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, intersex or HIV/AIDS status came into effect in NSW this month.

20 August 2018

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The hidden costs of take-away food: Sham contracting and Foodora

Foodora is being sued by the Transport Workers Union (TWU) in a test case that will determine whether these food delivery gig workers are ‘sham contractors’ and are actually employees.

19 August 2018

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One in Three Workers Underpaid: Glebe Point Road Audits

Employees in the hospitality industry in Sydney recovered just under $200,000 in a recent audit of businesses in popular food precinct Glebe Point Road.

11 July 2018

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Harvest Trail Inquiry recovers $1 million for workers

Free employment law advice for international students

RLC in the Media: New research reveals at least $1 billion owed in lost pay to workers in Australia

Short changed at work: what to do if you are experiencing wage theft

RLC eBulletin September 2018: Spotlight on Employment Law

Law in Action: Vulnerable Workers

Underpayment in the News

New NSW laws to prevent incitement of violence

The hidden costs of take-away food: Sham contracting and Foodora

One in Three Workers Underpaid: Glebe Point Road Audits

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