Search Results for ‘fair work act’

More needs to be done in Australia to protect overseas workers, especially students who may end up being paid less than the minimum wage while they study. A new taskforce has been set up to protect migrant workers like students who may be afraid to ask for a fair wage for fear of being sacked...

It has recently been revealed that foreign workers have become increasingly subject to wage fraud in Australia where employers exploit their position to pay less than the going rate. Now with a general election set for next month the Coalition has promised to crack down further on such...

More data needs to be made available about the amount of temporary workers from overseas in Australia and how long they have been in the country, according to a Senate committee report. The report from the education and employment standing committee makes 33 recommendations and calls for an...