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ACTU Worksite Harvester Judgement HV McKay

The Harvester judgement and Australia’s minimum wage

July 31, 2015
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In 1907 the Harvester judgement set the minimum wage for the average worker.
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Young worker blows the whistle on underpaid staff

April 02, 2014
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The Fair Work Ombudsman has accused a coffee shop in Melbourne of underpaying its workers by up to $83,000
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When an internship becomes unpaid work

March 24, 2014
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Equal pay for work of equal value

September 30, 2013
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Up until 1973, many women received lower pay simply because they were women.
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Equal Pay 1960

Before equal pay

September 30, 2013
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Before 1969, most women got paid less than men just because they were women.
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Cash-in-hand

September 30, 2013
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ACTU Worksite quiz

Equal pay quiz

September 25, 2013
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20 year old retail workers to get adult wages

September 24, 2013
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ACTU Worksite old currency

Wages through the ages: a brief history of pay

September 11, 2013
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Everybody who goes to work is entitled to minimum wage, annual leave, sick leave and other conditions. But it wasn't always so.
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ACTU Worksite 100-percent-pay SDA

Youth and entry level wages

September 11, 2013
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The minimum wage for Australians aged under 21 years is less than the adult minimum wage.
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