Anna Patty

Anna Patty

Anna Patty is Workplace Editor for The Sydney Morning Herald. She is a former State Political Reporter and Education Editor.
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Supermarket worker Jack Burrows has been on the receiving end of verbal and physical abuse from customers.

"I was spat on by a customer": retail abuse on the rise

It was only when a customer spat in his face that Jack Burrows found himself struggling to deliver service with a smile.

Former Victorian premier and chairman of Cbus Super Steve Bracks.

Employers are underpaying 2.4m workers superannuation: report

Close to a third of Australian workers are missing out on $3.6 billion a year in superannuation entitlements and many do not even realise they are being underpaid, a new report reveals.

Most Indian nationals working in the IT industry in Australia are sponsored by Indian IT companies.

More and more Indian IT workers on 457 visas put on base salaries

The proportion of IT professionals from India granted 457 visas and put on base salaries of $53,900 or less has tripled under the Coalition government.

Andrew ''Twiggy'' Forrest says it is critical for businesses around the world to look for slavery within their operations.

Forrest lashes business for slavery failure

Business leaders including "Twiggy" Forrest and faith groups have joined forces to calling for new legislation to outlaw modern slavery and forced labour which is on the rise.

It is unclear how many professionals are microdosing. Researchers hope the Global Drug Survey will provide some answers.

Baird government replaces local employees with 457 visa workers

IT professionals are being hired on 457 visas in preference to Australian workers at the same time the NSW government outsources public services.

Cutting penalty rates would boost profits: new report

Cuts to penalty rates would increase shareholder profits or result in negligible savings for customers who shop at major retailers including Myer and JB Hi-Fi, new analysis shows.

Jim Metcher, the head of the NSW postal division of the Communications, Electrical and Plumbing Union.

Union boss accused of violence steps down as leader

The management of the NSW postal union meets today to decide the future of its boss after revelations he faced domestic violence charges nine years ago.

Loss of 600 jobs will be hard on families, essential for business

NSW Nationals leader John Barilaro is "concerned" 600 electricity worker jobs will be lost in regional areas, but says his government supports Essential Energy's aim to minimise electricity prices for consumers.

ACOSS chief executive Cassandra Goldie said flaws in the legislation for the proposed internship scheme would put ...

Youth jobs program 'flawed', say community service advocates

A new internship scheme threatens to exploit young people on wage rates below the national minimum award, a peak community services organisation has warned.

Union boss stripped of executive positions

Union boss Jim Metcher has been stripped of his executive positions with the peak NSW unions body and the NSW Labor Party.

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