'Appalled': New laws crack down on exploitation in big retail chains

Large retail and fast food chains will be held directly accountable for wage fraud in stores under their banner, even where those outlets are run by franchisees, under tough new anti-exploitation laws.

Australia Post grilled on allegations of rorting workers' injury claims for bonuses

Australia Post chief executive Ahmed Fahour has been hit with allegations his senior managers have rorted workplace injury compensation claims data in order to secure lucrative bonuses.

Big retailers to push through new deals after penalty rate decision

Australia's biggest retailers are expected to seize on the landmark cut to Sunday penalty rates to push forward new wage deals covering hundreds of thousands of workers.

'Bad day for working Australians': Sunday penalty rates slashed

Hundreds of thousands of Australians who work on Sundays will have their take-home pay reduced after a landmark ruling by the national workplace umpire.

Casual workers threaten to walk out over penalty rate cuts

As a casual waitress, Erin Gibbons doesn't always know when she will be working each week, or how much she will earn.

Umpire to announce future of weekend penalty rates

A highly anticipated ruling on whether to slash weekend penalty rates for Australians working in retail, fast food and hospitality jobs will be handed down on Thursday.

Childcare provider embroiled in new wage theft case

A childcare provider, whose owner has previously been rebuked as a remorseless offender of wage violations, is embroiled in fresh claims of exploiting staff.

Cleaning contractor at 18 Victorian public schools in wages scandal

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A cleaning contractor faces an investigation into claims of "massive wage theft" spanning a large network of Victoria's government-run schools.

CFA member stood aside over change room creep camera

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Victoria's Country Fire Authority has stood down a senior member of a large Victorian brigade amid allegations he has been filming women getting changed in a shed without their knowledge.