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What might be enough for some, could be too little for others.

Is $120,000 a ‘good’ income? The answer’s not so obvious

A recent discussion of salaries on social media has unveiled a curious disparity over what people consider to be a “good” income.

  • Victoria Devine

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The idea of sending bosses who underpay workers might appeal, but will it fix the problem?

Sending bad bosses to jail won’t stop wage theft. Seize their homes

The theatre of “lock up the executives” plays well to workers, but to get the attention of lawbreakers, we should publicly shame them.

  • Paul O'Halloran
Workplace Minister Murray Watt.

Workers who steal from their boss can be charged with theft. Now dishonest employers risk jail, fines

Landmark wage theft laws that come into effect on January 1 will make intentional underpayment of workers a crime across the nation.

  • Olivia Ireland
Qube workers are planning industrial action at facilities including Port Kembla.

Christmas strikes to roil Australian ports as CFMEU ‘plays Grinch’

Bulk goods such as building supplies, fertiliser and grains will be held up as the Maritime Union calls rolling strikes at several ports around the country.

  • Nick Bonyhady
Chatime Australia CEO Carlos Antonius; with Chatime managing director and co-founder Chen “Charlley” Zhao.

‘Ignorance and inattention’: Bubble tea giant Chatime fined for wage scandal

The bubble tea chain and its managing director Chen “Charlley” Zhao have been penalised for ripping off 152 workers in 2016.

  • Jessica Yun
MPs’ entitlements

The secret entitlement NSW MPs can spend any way they choose

Depending on where their electorate is, politicians are entitled to an allowance ranging from $70,000 a year to $200,000. No one monitors how it is spent.

  • Alexandra Smith
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If others in similar roles are earning more than you, it might be time to ask for a pay rise.

How to know if you’re not paid enough (and how to fix it)

Knowing where your compensation stands can be the difference between earning thousands more or missing out on what you deserve.

  • Téa Angelos
Nurses protest outside NSW parliament in Sydney on Wednesday, their third strike in as many months.

Nurses took to the streets after ‘insulting’ pay offer. Next stop, court

About 700 surgeries were postponed on Wednesday as nurses and midwives hit the streets for the third time in as many months.

  • Angus Thomson, Max Maddison and Matt O'Sullivan
Police have been offered a massive pay deal after 14 months of negotiations.

NSW Police have been offered a massive pay rise. Some will take home nearly 40 per cent more

Officers have been urged to accept the “generational” wage deal, which promises between 22.3 and 39.4 per cent over four years.

  • Max Maddison
Many TPG email accounts were transferred to another service provider to save costs.

Part-time on way out as Australians opt for ‘flexible work’ instead

Women are voting with their feet in a move to flexible full-time rather than traditional part-time work, a significant snapshot of Australian workplaces reveals.

  • Hamish Hastie

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