Wage scandal
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Behind the Headlines
We gave a celeb a ‘halo’ on this magazine cover. Then came the social media pile-on
As journalists, we dish it out and we take it. We can’t – and shouldn’t – complain. But I’d be lying if I said this story didn’t shake me.
- by Katrina Strickland
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Opinion
Opinion
Trumpian populism hasn’t taken off in Australia. I think I know why
Living standards in Australia have hardly risen for the past decade, but as disappointing as that is, it’s significantly worse elsewhere.
- by Ross Gittins
Lambie, Pocock hand Labor big win on same job, same pay laws
Peak business groups and the Coalition say the “sneaky” deal on industrial relations will increase business costs and hinder the economy.
- by Paul Sakkal
‘Red tape a furphy’: Workplace cop puts big business on wage notice
New Fair Work Ombudsman Anna Booth believes chief executives and board directors are directly responsible for any failures to pay the correct wages.
- by Jessica Yun
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Industrial relations
Employers to face 10 years’ jail, hefty fines under proposed wage theft laws
A new federal wage theft offence is a key component of the federal government’s latest tranche of workplace reforms to be introduced to parliament on Monday.
- by Lisa Visentin
Opinion
Pay
Are you being paid properly? Here’s how to check
With big businesses like Woolworths and BHP in the headlines for underpaying staff millions of dollars, it’s time to fully understand your entitlements at work.
- by Victoria Devine
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Woolworths
Woolworths faces more than 1000 criminal charges over unpaid leave
One of Australia’s largest employers has been hit with more than 1000 criminal charges for allegedly underpaying more than $1 million in long service leave to 1235 former workers.
- by Ben Schneiders
Opinion
The lowdown
Wage theft: When ‘chief people officers’ forget workers and their rights
Could the dwindling number of industrial professionals experts be contributing to the spread of wage theft?
- by Betty Frino
Beef up workplace ombudsman to catch underpayers, report recommends
Stronger visa rules will also prevent worker exploitation, the Grattan Institute has found. Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil agrees visa reforms are needed.
- by Rachel Clun
Investigation
University
Inside Australia’s university wage theft machine
Casual and sessional workers tell their stories of being underpaid and exploited by some of Australia’s most respected and prestigious institutions.
- by Ben Schneiders
Investigation
Education
Monash tries to dodge $10m wage theft bill as uni sector wage crisis deepens
Australia’s largest university is seeking to avoid paying at least $10 million it allegedly owes its staff by using an unusual legal tactic.
- by Ben Schneiders
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