- Call to ban individual contracts for young workers: New research shows young people in weak bargaining position in workplace YAPA media release 25/4/06
media reports & articles
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Employers taking advantage of young people: National Children's and Youth Law Centre has seen an increase in employers taking advantage of young workers abc.net.au/news 5/7/07
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Latest jobs blarney comes out in the wash: Washing dishes in a mega-pub - it was not the 11-hour shifts at the sink that did him in smh.com.au 23/6/07
* Gen Y a flighty job lot: They're flighty, they're fickle, they're selfish. Meet Generation Y smh.com.au 21/6/07 -
175,000 children work: The first national survey of child employment found that 7% of children aged 5 to 14 worked last year. smh.com.au 16/2/07
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NSW inquiry criticises workplace laws: A NSW parliamentary inquiry has criticised the federal government's workplace laws smh.com.au 23/11/06
Falls short on action ncoss.org.au 23/11/06
YAPA Hansard transcript, YAPA submission, inquiry report parliament.nsw.gov.au
YAPA applauds NSW Government protecting young people from WorkChoices 16/11/06
Safety net for young workers
Under 18s who are unfairly dismissed may now be reinstated by the NSW Industrial Relations Commission, the Premier, Morris Iemma, announced. The move undermines the scrapping of unfair dismissal of the Federal Government. Safety net for young workers smh.com.au 28/9/06
other articles
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Compare what's fair: Young people & youth workers: Been offered an individual contract/ Australian Workplace Agreement at work? The NSW Office of Industrial Relations has launched Compare what's fair, a new online tool to help you find out if you are better off under an individual contract (Australian Workplace Agreement) or a current award such as the Social & Community Services Award. 4/5/06
youth: an occupational hazard
During April 2006 the Sydney Morning Herald ran a major feature on young people and workplace injuries called: youth: an occupational hazard.
- Youth: an occupational hazard: Young people face high rates of injury at work... and workplace laws make things worse.
Two of the Herald articles quoted YAPA:
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Why young can't quit bad jobs (April 2006) by Debra Jopson
...Almost one in five workers under 26 is unhappy with pay and conditions, but most young people will not quit a job straightaway even when they feel poorly treated... - Calls for state youth watchdog (April 2006) by Debra Jopson & Lisa Pryor
...Youth advocates have called on governments to fund a NSW watchdog dedicated to helping young people with employment problems, in line with other states...
Other articles in the series:
- Young sacrificed at work
- Workplace changes put young at risk
- Lives wasted but bosses escape punishment
Information for/about young people
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ACTU Worksite for Schools
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Lawstuff
Young people: find out about your rights as a worker
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Office of Industrial Relations
for young people who want to find out about their rights and responsibilities as a worker
www.industrialrelations.nsw.gov.au/rights/young -
Work smart
A new section on the Money Stuff! website gives you the information you need to make informed choices when entering the workforce. Topics: Looking for a job, Unpaid trial work, Apprenticeship, Starting work, Awards and enterprise agreements, Conditions of employment, Pay, Getting leave from work, Penalties, allowances and loadings, Employment records, Types of employment, Employer association, Union membership, Discrimination and harassment at work, Behaviour at work, Leaving the job, Unfair dismissal, Unemployment.
www.moneystuff.net.au/Default.aspx?tabid=437 or if the link doesn't work, go to www.moneystuff.net.au and click on Just the facts > Work smart -
Report: Children at Work
The NSW Commission for Children & Young People surveyed 11,000 high school students in years 7 to 10 about their experiences at work. The research shows there is considerable diversity to kids’ work, from babysitting and working in retail outlets to making deliveries, teaching and helping out on the family farm. They found that over half of children in the study worked and most of them enjoy working and its financial, social and personal benefits. But the report also highlighted some serious concerns. For example, just under 10 per cent of kids said they’d been seriously injured. Just under half said they had been verbally harassed and about 20 per cent said they had been physically harassed at work.
www.kids.nsw.gov.au/director/resources/publications/specialreports.cfm
Information for all ages
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WorkCover NSW
information about workplace injuries, workers compensation & occupational health and safety
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Labor Council of NSW
Info on trade unions in NSW
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Anti-Discrimination Board of NSW
fact sheets on equal opportunity, anti-discrimination and harassment
www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/lawlink/adb/ll_adb.nsf/pages/adb_factsheets -
ACTU (Australian Council of Trade Unions)
Information on trade unions and your rights in the workplace
www.actu.asn.au -
ACTU national free advice hotline for people who are bullied, harassed or treated unfairly at work:
1300 362 223
