In late 2019, it was revealed that burger chain Grill'd was using dodgy traineeships to pay young workers less than the minimum wage. Grill'd is a
Is “cash-in-hand” legal?
It may be tempting to accept a ‘cash-in-hand' job, especially if it is your first job, or if you are having trouble finding work. But, be
Australia’s wage-theft “among worst in the world”
The leader of the global trade union movement, Sharan Burrow, has stated that the scale and severity of Australia's wage-theft crisis is "among the
Young workers facing wage-theft crisis
More than half of young workers aged under 25 have experienced wage-theft in the past 12 months according to UnionsACT’s latest annual youth survey.
How do bosses steal your wages?
What hides behind closed doors, often operates deliberately and leaves a hole in the pockets of young workers? You guessed it. It’s wage-theft.
Young Workers Centre Launched!
UnionsACT will launch its Young Workers Centre tomorrow night, Wednesday 31 July, officially opening its virtual doors to provide free, confidential