Thousands stuck on 'zombie' work deals
Thousands of retail and hospitality employees are being paid reduced wages under so-called "zombie" agreements that were struck during the WorkChoices era, an analysis suggests.
Workplace Reporter for The Age
Thousands of retail and hospitality employees are being paid reduced wages under so-called "zombie" agreements that were struck during the WorkChoices era, an analysis suggests.
Bakers Delight workers in Victoria, some on $8 an hour, are being kept on an outdated contract from the unpopular WorkChoices era that drastically reduces weekend penalty rates.
Thousands of hotel and casino employees will start receiving above-inflation pay rises and extra allowances from next year that recognise the sacrifices of working in an around-the-clock workplace.
Victoria's corrections department has been charged with criminal safety failures over the violent mass riot that rocked the maximum-security Ravenhall prison last year.
Energy giant AGL has lashed out at union leaders for blocking proposed cost-cutting reforms that are at the centre of a long and bitter stoush.
Workers at Victoria's largest power station will walk off the job on Christmas Day.
The operator of a string of Noodle Box restaurants has been charged with fraud after an investigation by the corporate regulator into the illegal practice of phoenix activity.
A mobile phone retail chain has been hit with more than $20,000 in penalties for the exploitation and underpayment of its migrant staff.
Up to 10,000 Australians with intellectual disabilities, who worked for as little as 99 cents an hour, will share in a massive $100 million federal government payout after a landmark discrimination lawsuit.
Workers at Victoria's largest energy plant have agreed to abandon strikes after the Andrews government intervened in a bitter dispute with power giant AGL.
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