Bakers Delight's zombie deal 'exploits' workers

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Bakers Delight workers in Victoria, some on $8 an hour, are being kept on an outdated contract from the unpopular WorkChoices era that drastically reduces weekend penalty rates.

Crown staff reap 'recognition pay' for night, weekend toil

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.

State government charged over Ravenhall prison riot

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.

Power workers told to 'give ground' for plant's survival

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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.

Christmas Day power strike threat: Loy Yang staff vote for action

Workers at Victoria's largest power station will walk off the job on Christmas Day.

Noodle Box franchisee charged with 'phoenixing'

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.

Phone retailer cops fine for staff underpayment

A mobile phone retail chain has been hit with more than $20,000 in penalties for the exploitation and underpayment of its migrant staff.

$100m payday for $1-an-hour staff with disabilities

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.

Victoria's Christmas electricity strike action averted

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.