Permanent vs casual workers' rights in Australia
In Australia, your rights as a worker can differ when it comes to your type of employment, especially when it comes to your health and safety, job security, wages and entitlements on the job.
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In Australia, your rights as a worker can differ when it comes to your type of employment, especially when it comes to your health and safety, job security, wages and entitlements on the job.
Thanks to new laws which union members won this year, gig economy workers are entitled to the pay, rights and benefits that other workers enjoy.
Casual workers across Australia now have stronger rights and protections, thanks to new laws won by union members.
On 21 October 1969, legendary union activist Zelda D’Aprano chained herself to the doors of the Commonwealth Building to protest for Equal Pay.
Labour hire loopholes were exploited by employers – but that's finally changing thanks to union-won Same Job Same Pay laws, which unions have already used to win substantial pay rises!
Business groups are lobbying Peter Dutton and the Coalition to cut workers' pay and conditions ahead of the federal election.