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!
Starting your first job? Follow these four tips to look like a pro
December 14, 2022
Your first job can be daunting, maybe a little unnerving. But hey, we’ve all been there. Follow this short guide to start out strong from day one.
New work laws provide three boosts to workers
December 8, 2022
A change in work laws means you might well be about to get a well-deserved pay increase.
Aged care workers’ 15% pay rise a start but higher increase is “beyond urgent”
November 24, 2022
If there is no significant pay increased for all aged care workers in the next six months, we could see three in four workers leave the sector.
Nurses on strike for life-saving staffing ratios
November 24, 2022
Nurses and midwives had one goal as they went on a 24 hour strike across NSW: to save lives.
Going on parental leave? Here’s why you should know about keeping in touch days
November 24, 2022
With some workers on leave for 12 months or longer, it can be tricky to figure out the best way to keep in the loop with what’s happening at work. Fortunately, what are known as ‘keeping in touch’ days are a great way to help.
Union members kick back against ‘sportwashing’ for FIFA World Cup
October 29, 2022
“There are universal values that should define football. Values such as respect, dignity, trust and courage.”
Watch out: a zombie agreement could be haunting your workplace
October 29, 2022
A zombie agreement is a collective agreement made under old legislation but continues to operate as they have not been terminated or replaced by another Agreement.
Has your boss put you on a sham contract? Here are the warning signs
October 20, 2022
Are you a casual or a contractor? Do you work in the gig economy? Has your boss told you to get an ABN but you’re not sure why? While of course there are bosses that play within the rules, there are some dodgy employers out there who may have you on a sham contract.
Teachers or millionaires: who deserves a bigger break?
October 13, 2022
This week on the Bulletin, we spoke to primary school teacher and Australian Education Union…
Flexible for whom? The myth that casual work caters to workers’ lives
October 4, 2022
“Why should the people who produced the whole wealth of the world have such a small share in the enjoyments of the world, or that of recreation which was necessary for their health? Why should their whole lives be made up of eating, sleeping, and work?”