Category: Australian Worker’s Union

Underpaid Casuals at Australia’s Taronga Zoo Get $2.6M in Back Pay

June 9, 2023
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Workers from Taronga and Western Plains zoos will receive millions in back pay after the non-profit operator admitted to underpaying casual staff. The NSW zoo organisation on June 9 said it was acting to address underpayments worth about $2.6 million (US$1.7 million), including interest and superannuation. It found it was underpaying casual maintenance staff after undertaking…

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Union Pushes Australian Government to Tax Critical Mineral Exports to China

May 16, 2023
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One of Australia’s largest unions is calling on the federal government to impose a “punitive tax” on exports of unprocessed critical minerals to China to protect the country’s national interest. On May 16, Daniel Walton, the national secretary of the Australian Workers Union (AWU), warned of the risks of exporting raw materials to China without…

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Australian Union Claims Victory for Fruit Picking Minimum Wage

November 4, 2021
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The Australian Fair Work Commission has ruled in favour of a guaranteed minimum wage for casual fruit and vegetable pickers on piece-rate arrangements. Farmers will now be forced to pay an hourly minimum casual wage of $25.41 (US$18.94), even under piece-rates, which is where workers are paid for the volume picked. The Australian Workers’ Union…

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