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REPORT: $31 million wage loss forecast for Hinkler, Wide Bay

Hinkler and Wide Bay workers would stand to lose a combined $31 million if planned cuts to penalty rates are pursued, a...

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14th May 2019 12:05 AM

LOSSES FORECAST: A new report from the McKell Institute claims Wide Bay and Hinkler workers stand to lose millions if proposed cuts to penalty rates are scrapped.

Unpaid workers had to use credit cards to feed families

A QLD tour bus operator has been fined more than $160,000 after it admitted to underpaying workers by $43,000 and engaging...

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15th Dec. 2018 12:12 PM

Gold Coast tour bus operator AVA Travel has been fined after admitting to underpaying two drivers by $27,938.61 and $15,538.60 respectively.

Sacked food delivery rider wins case

A FOOD delivery rider fired for criticising the conditions he and other workers endured has won a landmark unfair dismissal...

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16th Nov. 2018 7:11 PM

A delivery rider sacked by Foodora has won a major unfair dismissal case.

Man sacked for off-duty booze binge

CAN you be sacked for getting drunk outside of work hours? The short answer is yes, you can.

alcohol editors picks worker rights

20th Dec. 2017 4:12 PM

Fitzy's on Church bartenders Katarina Jones-Tapscott and Jack Stanley have seen the popularity of cider skyrocket. Photo: Callum Bentley/The Chronicle