The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) has called for Australians to boycott Streets ice creams this summer, claiming some of its workers are facing huge pay cuts.
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Labour-hire operator penalised for underpaying overseas farm workers
Fair Work Ombudsman legal action stemming from the national Inquiry into exploitation of overseas workers on Australian farms has led to a Queensland labour-hire operator being penalised a total of $102,000
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Food making salaries on the rise
Salaries for employees in the food manufacturing sector are rising and the demand for some specialised management staff is also up, according to new research.
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Worker at seafood processor paid just $9 an hour
The Fair Work Ombudsman has assisted a former employee of a seafood processing business in Box Hill, Victoria to recover $85,000 in unpaid entitlements.
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Pay rise for Dubbo pet food factory workers
Workers at the Real Pet Food factory in Dubbo have won pay rises of up to 30 per cent in a new union agreement.
A four-year agreement was negotiated between the Real Pet Food Company and Australian Manufacturing
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Dairy workers industrial action ends with new pay deal
The industrial dispute at Parmalat’s yoghurt factory in Echuca has been resolved, with workers accepting a new pay deal.
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Parmalat dairy workers to face Senate inquiry
Baiada improves practices following wages scandal
Poultry processor Baiada Group has improved its workplace practices since last year’s findings of employee exploitation, according to a report by the Fair Work Ombudsman.
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Coles wins injunction to stop picket line
Coles has won a temporary Supreme Court junction to stop workers picketing a cold storage warehouse in Melbourne.
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