$24.73 per hour is the minimum wage for retail workers (As of 1 July, 2023) You should be paid penalty rates for early morning, night, weekend and public holiday work If you have to wear a uniform, your boss should pay for it You’re entitled to a break every four hours – but it’s unpaid :( You also get these basic workplace rights, like all workers.

$24.73 per hour is the minimum wage for fast food workers (As of 1 July, 2023) You should be paid penalty rates for early morning, night, weekend and public holiday work If you have to wear a uniform, your boss should pay for it You’re entitled to a break every four hours – but it’s unpaid :(

$22.61 per hour is the minimum wage for hospitality workers (As of 1 July 2023) You should be paid penalty rates for weekend and public holiday work If you have to wear a uniform, your boss should pay for it You’re entitled to a break every five hours – but it’s unpaid :( You also get these basic workplace rights, like all workers. Not what you were expecting? Give us a call BEFORE you do anything hasty! We can give you advice specific to your situation.

YWC & Gig Workers The Young Workers Centre (YWC) supports workers aged 30 and under, and this includes workers in the gig economy. Whether its Uber, Airtasker, Care.com or any other company. Making sure workers are safe, protected and paid properly is what we do every day. The Young Workers Centre can help you and your workmates when things go wrong at work.  We provide free & confidential legal advice, helping to recover lost wages and prevent unfair dismissal. But our work doesn’t stop there, we run campaigns that empower young workers to make meaningful change, especially in the gig economy. We provide information, support and legal advice to gig workers, which you can find here. Who are Gig Workers? Gig workers normally work as independent contractors, providing a service to a company and being paid per job (or “gig”), which has historically been referred to as piece work, a type of payment which has been rarely used since the 1800s in most industries. As independent contractors workers supply their own equipment, uniforms and time to complete their duties as required. As independent contractors, gig workers are not entitled to the same rights as regular employees, a fact many companies use to exploit workers, through under payment, poor conditions or unsafe work practices. Gig Workers often work in ride-share, food & service delivery, in-home aged care, cleaning & childcare industries. This is opposed to the more standard form of employment found in most industries, whereby a worker is hired by a boss to work consistently for a company at a set wage, which may be an hourly rate (most common in casual work), or part of an annual salary. Workers in formal employment can be recognised by such things as an employment contract, the requirement to wear a uniform, less...