Posts tagged "worker rights"

The Business Council of Australia and the Australian Council of Trade Unions have released a joint statement opposing employer mandates.

Executives at department store Harris Scarfe and receivers Deloitte made 59 retail workers redundant in March, but weeks later, the retailer was looking to hire once again. 

A Brisbane labour-hire company has been ordered to pay more than $65,000 for underpaying 19 international workers and failing to keep records.

Criminal penalties for serious exploitation of migrant workers are on the way after the government accepted a recommendation to take action.

Uber wants to make tipping work in Australia, and perhaps unsurprisingly, there is a good deal of criticism from drivers and users.

A Court has ruled in favour of a McDonald's worker who broke her leg before her official shift started, creating a precedent that could have wide-ranging implications.

Australian workers are being urged to go home on time today amid a concern about "endemic" levels of overtime this year.