- More than a million Australians are being ripped off by employers, study finds
- 15% of workers said they knew migrant colleagues were paid less than them
- 11% of workers say they are not being paid for all of the hours they are on the job
More than a million Australians are being ripped off by employers failing to pay the minimum wage.
A shock report has revealed that 11 per cent of workers say they are not being paid for all of the hours they are on the job.
And 43 per cent of people surveyed by Kronos said they had, at some point in their working lives, not been paid the minimum wage.
More than a million Australians are being ripped off by employers failing to pay the minimum wage
Meanwhile 15 per cent of workers said they knew migrant colleagues were paid less than thee, and a quarter said they were paid cash-in-hand to avoid tax.
Peter Harte, managing director of Kronos ANZ, said people working in hospitality were most likely to be targeted by exploitative bosses, as were unskilled workers and migrants.
A study by UNSW Sydney and UTS last week found that up to a third of foreign students and backpackers are paid less than half the minimum wage.
‘It’s disappointing to learn, that even in today’s mature economy, a large number of Australians are being exploited in the workplace – at a time when wage growth is slow and many people are working harder than ever,’ he told Newscorp.
‘The practice is also illegal with significant penalty rates for those businesses found to breach regulations.’
A shock report has revealed that 11 per cent of workers say they are not being paid for all of the hours they are on the job