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wage theft

Education, News //

Class action lawsuit poised for launch against UniLodge for alleged wage theft of student RAs

A class action lawsuit is being prepared against UniLodge and USyd for years-long underpayment of students working at UniLodge-managed properties, including Regiment.

December 18, 2021 Khanh Tran and Christian Holman
News //

“A better university is possible”: NTEU protests casualisation crisis

The protest follows mounting rebukes of managements’ treatment of casual staff, including investigations into wage theft across 21 universities.

November 19, 2021 Claire Ollivain
Education, News //

Monash to repay $8.6m in stolen wages, though casuals remain short-changed

Monash avoided classifying the issue as wage theft, instead using the term “unintentional underpayments.”

November 8, 2021 Jeffrey Khoo and Deaundre Espejo
News //

Senate Committee slaps down unis over casualisation, wage theft

The committee heard casualisation had negative impacts on academic freedom, the student experience, and the wellbeing of casual employees.

October 22, 2021 Max Shanahan
News //

Casual staff launch $2 million wage theft claim against USyd management

Staff are demanding renumeration for six years of unpaid marking and administration work.

October 15, 2021 Claire Ollivain
News //

After USyd’s denial, Fair Work Ombudsman issues strong rebuke to universities

“It seems that everyone now knows systematic underpayment occurs in Australian universities — everyone, that is, except our managers.”

October 10, 2021 Max Shanahan
News //

FASS dismisses wage theft evidence in internal investigation

Claims of wage theft were referred to as “a mistaken belief that casual academic staff are entitled to be paid for any time spent at their discretion and choice.”

October 7, 2021 Vivienne Guo
News //

USyd admits wage theft of $12.75 million

“Once again the University's response appears very much to be 'why pay your staff correctly when legally you can get away with underpaying them?'”

September 13, 2021 Claire Ollivain
Comedy //

FASS Dean under hermeneutic suspicion of wage theft

Know her name.

June 18, 2021 Judy Butts
News //

UNSW management may pay back casuals for up to $36 million in stolen wages

The University of New South Wales is reviewing casual underpayments following pressure from the NTEU.

June 3, 2021 Claire Ollivain

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