Tag: casual workers

Unpaid Overtime Has Increased During the Covid-19 Pandemic

A recent report has shown that the number of Australians working unpaid overtime has increased significantly during the covid-19 pandemic. The report can reveal that unpaid workers are missing out on an average $230 a week or $460 each fortnight.  Across the country Australians are working an average of 6.1 hours of unpaid work each […]

The Legal Consequences Of The High Courts Casual Employee Decision

The High Court of Australia has decided to unanimously uphold an appeal from recruitment company WorkPac against a 2020 Federal Court decision, ruling that WorkPac’s former employee, Robert Rossato, was in fact classed as a casual employee at law. In May 2020, the Full Federal Court ruled that casual employees who work stable, regular hours with […]

Prime Minister Scott Morrison Continues To Reject Calls To Bring Back JobKeeper

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has rejected calls to reinstate JobKeeper. This is despite their being 13 million Australians who are currently in lockdown which is over half the nation’s population. The Prime Minister strongly insists that there is no time to implement a system to deliver emergency payments to individuals who need it now. “I’m […]

Employee Overtime Increased By 33 Percent In 2020

Recently published research has highlighted that overtime work increased in 33 percent of businesses across Australia over the last 12-month period. 59 percent of non-award staff were unpaid for their extra hours. Only 13 percent managed to decrease overtime over the past 12 months. Of those 33 percent of Australian business that increased overtime, 20 […]

Casual Workers Across Australia Are Left in Financial Limbo During Covid Lockdowns

Once again, a number of Australia’s biggest cities have been placed under new lockdowns, as a consequence of this, hundreds of thousands of casual workers across the country have been left without an income thus giving them an uncertain and anxious future. Some casual workers will receive a $500 crisis payment if their city’s lockdown […]