🗞️ Breaks forbidden, food instead of pay: one-third of young Australian workers exploited by employers, study shows

Breaks forbidden, food instead of pay: one-third of young Australian workers exploited by employers, study shows

Study notes young people more likely to accept unfair demands and less likely to report exploitative conditions

More than one-third of young workers are exploited by their employers, according to a new study, with many paid less than the minimum wage, forbidden to take entitled breaks, compelled to pay for work-related items or given food and products instead ... [3423 chars]

Read the full article here: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jul/15/young-workers-at-the-sharp-edge-of-exploitation-as-australian-survey-exposes-wage-theft

Source: The Guardian