The owner of Video Dogs in Carlton, John Mallalieu, has been forced to admit he has in fact paid workers with DVD hire instead of wages.
After telling the media that “No one had been hired under the DVDs-for-work scheme” the Workplace Ombudsman has revealed that several other workers have not been paid in the past. Mallalieu has now paid these workers up to $100 for two hours work in an attempt to resolve the issue.
UNITE has exposed a video shop owner who offered young workers DVD hire instead of wages. A UNITE member who had enquired about an advertisement in the window of Video Dogs in Carlton alerted the union to the sign and UNITE blew up the story in the media yesterday.
Today UNITE has uncovered a serious example of young worker exploitation. The following article was carried on the website of the Herald Sun and we have had coverage on all of the main TV news and radio.
More details will be posted as they come to hand. In the meantime if you are not being paid properly at work contact UNITE on 93281555.
A new report has shown that 15 per cent of young Australians (aged 12 to 24 years) are hospitalised for injuries sustained while at work.
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) report has shown that 12 per cent of these hospitalisations involved young people working for an income, while the other 3 per cent were engaged in work not for income.