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Work rights and support during floods and heavy rains

Work rights and support during floods and heavy rains

Published: 19/01/2023
Category: Work Health and Safety

If you have been impacted by the recent floods in South Australia or Western Australia, or the heavy rain in Queensland, this information will help you plan your next steps.

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Summer Series - Foodbank and the working poor

Published: 15/01/2023

This week in our summer series, we head back to August 2022 to examine the growing demands for food assistance from workers and their families.

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Wage theft harms two thirds of workers. Here is how to check if that’s you.

Wage theft harms two thirds of workers. Here is how to check if that’s you.

Published: 14/01/2023
Category: Working life

It’s not just a little bit of unpaid overtime here, a bit of cash-in-hand there. New research found that two thirds of workers in Australia are not receiving their full salary.

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New year, new protections for job hunters

New year, new protections for job hunters

Published: 13/01/2023
Category: Working life

As of 7 January 2023, employers across Australia will be charged a hefty fine of up to $16,500 if found advertising for jobs at a rate below the minimum wage.

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The disgusting problem women tradies face on-site

The disgusting problem women tradies face on-site

Published: 12/01/2023
Category: Work Health and Safety

Be warned: it's pretty nasty.

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Australian Unions have your back at work


Climate change is messing with our mental health

Climate change is messing with our mental health

Published: 11/01/2023
Category: Climate

The record-breaking floods in the Kimberley that have kicked off 2023 have showed that the detrimental effects of climate change to mental health are all too real.

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