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Why Young Workers are Giving Up Apprenticeships: The Junior Wage Trap

March 26, 2025

Young apprentices and trainees are leaving due to low wages and poor conditions. In 2024, 83.3% of trade non-completers were employed after abandoning their apprenticeship or traineeship, according to the latest data from...

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Casual Conversion Explained

March 26, 2025

The landscape for casual workers in Australia has shifted significantly with...

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Wins for apprentices!

February 13, 2025

Here at the Young Workers Centre, apprentices and young workers have...

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Beyond the 9 to 5: when does overtime become unreasonable?

December 17, 2024

Many of us have been asked to work overtime from time...

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Workers' Compensation Explained

December 16, 2024

Workers' Compensation Explained: What to do if you get injured on...

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Beat the heat: Preventing heat-related injuries this Summer

December 13, 2024

As summer approaches, the risk of heat exhaustion and related injuries becomes increasingly concerning. We’ve all experienced sweltering days when the only thing on our minds is cooling off at the beach, nevertheless...

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