Rights at Work
Protecting Your Rights At Work
The “Rights at Work” category empowers workers with essential knowledge about their workplace rights and entitlements. Explore resources that explain leave entitlements, workplace safety standards, and protections against unfair dismissal. Learn how union members ensure every worker has access to fair treatment and safe working conditions.
Stand Up For Fairness And Equity
Understanding your workplace rights is the first step toward achieving equity and fairness at work. This section covers key topics such as minimum wage laws, casual worker protections, and superannuation rights, providing you with the knowledge to address workplace challenges confidently.
Collective Power To Protect Your Future
Union members work together to safeguard workers’ rights, from fighting against wage theft to improving job security. Discover how collective action drives change and creates a future where fairness is at the heart of every workplace.
See our articles below for more information about your rights at work!
Permanent vs casual workers’ rights in Australia
November 13, 2024
In Australia, your rights as a worker can differ when it comes to your type of employment, especially when it comes to your health and safety, job security, wages and entitlements on the job.
New rights and protections for gig economy workers
November 4, 2024
Thanks to new laws which union members won this year, gig economy workers are entitled to the pay, rights and benefits that other workers enjoy.
Strings attached: casual workers are no longer just a situationship
October 23, 2024
Casual workers across Australia now have stronger rights and protections, thanks to new laws won by union members.
How these workers are getting a $30k pay rise
October 15, 2024
Labour hire loopholes were exploited by employers – but that’s finally changing thanks to union-won Same Job Same Pay laws, which unions have already used to win substantial pay rises!
Confirmed: Your work rights are on the line this election
October 14, 2024
Business groups are lobbying Peter Dutton and the Coalition to cut workers’ pay and conditions ahead of the federal election.
Get the facts: know your rights so you can protect them
October 9, 2024
Here we summarise some of the key recent wins. Plus you can check out our updated factsheets covering workplace discrimination, labour hire, types of employment, and casual workers.
New work rights from today
August 26, 2024
Happy 26 August! Today, new work rights come into force across Australia. Here’s what they are, why they are so important and how to make the most of them.
New work rights: what’s changing on 26 August
August 20, 2024
In the last two years, the union movement has won the biggest changes to workers’ rights in this country in generations. Here’s what changes are coming into effect on 26 August 2024.
Using new laws to win better pay and conditions for working people
August 14, 2024
Union members are using new union-won laws to secure better pay and conditions for thousands of workers across workplaces and industries.
Breaking the silence: union members campaign for paid reproductive leave
August 5, 2024
Australian women are retiring years before they planned to due to a lack of workplace support to address the symptoms of menopause and other reproductive health conditions.