Legal self-help

The Repair Kit is a legal guide for people living in Public Housing in NSW.

Information about being underpaid (translation: Chinese- Simple).

This factsheet looks at what you can do if you are being underpaid at work.

Have you ever been evicted or locked out by your landlord or agent? This may have been in breach of the law. Under a Residential Tenancies Agreement, you can only be evicted by order of the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal.

Are you being paid correctly at work? Redfern Legal Centre often hears from international students who are being exploited by employers who do not pay correctly or deny other workplace entitlements.

Boarding Houses and the Law is a legal guide for people living in boarding houses in NSW. It explains the ins and outs of the Boarding Houses Act 2012 as well as other laws that can apply to boarding houses.

Have you ever been asked to do an unpaid trial shift when you apply for a new job? Most of the time this is not legal. You should be paid for any work you do.

During the holidays, termination of employment remains a sad reality for some. Employees need to be aware of legal remedies available, as well as time limits that may apply. These time limits may be affected by public holidays.

This fact sheet provides you with some basic information about sham contracting - what it means, how you can identify if you are in that situation, and what you can do about it.

This factsheet provides some basic information about the two most common legal actions available to you if you have lost your job: An unfair dismissal claim; and A general protections dismissal claim.