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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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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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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

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RLC staff acknowledged among 30 best and brightest young lawyers in Australia

The Lawyers Weekly 30 Under 30 awards ceremony returned in 2021, and RLC was thrilled to see two of our staff nominated!

11 June 2021

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Joint Submission to the Senate Select Committee on Job Security

RLC and Kingsford Legal Centre have jointly made submissions to the Senate Select Committee on Job Security, calling for reforms to increase access to secure employment, and ensure that all workers receive strong legal protections.

29 April 2021

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Respect at Work: Government responds to national inquiry into workplace sexual harassment

This month, the government announced it would adopt "wholly, in part, or in principle," the 55 recommendations set out in the Human Right Commission Respect@Work report investigating sexual harassment at work.

8 April 2021

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RLC in the Media: Why most people won't report workplace sexual harassment

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.

17 February 2021

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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

COVID-19 and employment law: factsheets for migrant workers

RLC staff acknowledged among 30 best and brightest young lawyers in Australia

Joint Submission to the Senate Select Committee on Job Security

Respect at Work: Government responds to national inquiry into workplace sexual harassment

RLC in the Media: Why most people won't report workplace sexual harassment

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