
Low pay ads target migrant workers
Job advertisements offering below minimum wage have highlighted rampant wage theft from migrant workers in Australia.
Job advertisements offering below minimum wage have highlighted rampant wage theft from migrant workers in Australia.
Beware the wolves in sheep’s clothing – the power and politics driving the “future of work” conversation is anti-worker by design. The labour movement needs to steel itself for the fight of a lifetime – and the time is now, argues Alice Dawkins.
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A wage subsidy scheme for businesses that hire unemployed young people has been criticised after Treasury officials confirmed only 10 per cent of the jobs created would be genuinely new.
Ongoing financial stress and instability due to coronavirus impact and restrictions is taking a psychological toll on small to medium business owners. Accessible and affordable mental health and financial counselling could help them through the crisis, argues Tania Tonkin.
Young Australians have been struggling to find employment in their desired occupation since the 2008-2009 global financial crisis and any improvement is unlikely for some time yet given the economic impact of the coronavirus.
Unions, employers and government will work together on industrial relations reforms to help kickstart the economy in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.