Hi @growcom @NSWFarmers
Australian taxpayers shouldn’t be asked to pick up the bill for growers failing to pay minimum wage.
It’s about time Australian farmers paid Australian wages and stopped exploiting labour hire and temporary visas. https://twitter.com/FinancialReview/status/1305097916533571589">https://twitter.com/Financial...
Australian taxpayers shouldn’t be asked to pick up the bill for growers failing to pay minimum wage.
It’s about time Australian farmers paid Australian wages and stopped exploiting labour hire and temporary visas. https://twitter.com/FinancialReview/status/1305097916533571589">https://twitter.com/Financial...
Paying $200 per week above JobSeeker is #wagetheft
JobSeeker is $557.85 per week.
Minimum wage award rate for casual farm workers is $925.78 per week.
That’s $367.93 more than JobSeeker for a normal 38 hour week.
JobSeeker is $557.85 per week.
Minimum wage award rate for casual farm workers is $925.78 per week.
That’s $367.93 more than JobSeeker for a normal 38 hour week.
Many farmworkers are asked to do shifts of up to 14hrs/day, 6 days/wk
On the minimum wage that’s $2,163.39/wk
Sadly we hear too many stories like this of workers being exploited & being paid a small fraction of the min wage for hrs of backbreaking work https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-03/backpackers-warn-of-horticulture-industry-dodgy-labour-hire/12617294">https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020...
On the minimum wage that’s $2,163.39/wk
Sadly we hear too many stories like this of workers being exploited & being paid a small fraction of the min wage for hrs of backbreaking work https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-03/backpackers-warn-of-horticulture-industry-dodgy-labour-hire/12617294">https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020...