Story by Katherine
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Some of Melbourne's well known restaurants and eateries are exploiting International students. Diners are forced to pay high prices for such mediocre food. Yet employers fail to pay the right amount of wages to their employees, namely International students. International students are being paid about $9-$15 an hour according to the Age and Meld for their work in some of Melbourne's most exclusive cafes and restaurants.
In the last two years Jobwatch and the Fair Work Ombudsman has received more than 600 complaints in relation to pay. according to the Fair Work Ombudsman the pay should be $21 an hour and more than $40 per hour over the weekends.
But many students are also being paid "cash in hand" which is illegal. According to the Age many students say that it is standard for the casual places. But what they don't know is that it is not allowed. What they also don't know is that they can join a union if need be.
On the limited funds that a student gets paid they struggle to survive as everything increases. Moreover they would be forced to work more than 20 hours a week to survive. This could have severe impacts such as sleeplessness not eating properly, not concentrating in class, failing assessments etc.
Also according to the Hospitality industry (again in the the age) they say that the industry is doing it tough. But the team at Newintstudents thinks that it is not so tough if some of the restaurants pull their head in and stop complaining.
One of my friends was working in the Japas place and they too complained about the same and the $9-$10 per hour rate in which they were paid. They are now looking for another job.
But we are lucky. Sally and I both work in a European but small cafe and we both get paid the right wage. Moreover sally doesn't go over the 20 hours per week, unlike some of the others which are forced to due to their "limited wages".
In 2013 we hope to see that more places pay the right wage to people or otherwise there will be more and more mediocre food and less productivity. And if there is mediocre food there will be less customers. In the long run that place will have to shut down. 2012 was a bad year for retail and hospitality. Lets hope that this year improves.
Some of Melbourne's well known restaurants and eateries are exploiting International students. Diners are forced to pay high prices for such mediocre food. Yet employers fail to pay the right amount of wages to their employees, namely International students. International students are being paid about $9-$15 an hour according to the Age and Meld for their work in some of Melbourne's most exclusive cafes and restaurants.
In the last two years Jobwatch and the Fair Work Ombudsman has received more than 600 complaints in relation to pay. according to the Fair Work Ombudsman the pay should be $21 an hour and more than $40 per hour over the weekends.
But many students are also being paid "cash in hand" which is illegal. According to the Age many students say that it is standard for the casual places. But what they don't know is that it is not allowed. What they also don't know is that they can join a union if need be.
On the limited funds that a student gets paid they struggle to survive as everything increases. Moreover they would be forced to work more than 20 hours a week to survive. This could have severe impacts such as sleeplessness not eating properly, not concentrating in class, failing assessments etc.
Also according to the Hospitality industry (again in the the age) they say that the industry is doing it tough. But the team at Newintstudents thinks that it is not so tough if some of the restaurants pull their head in and stop complaining.
One of my friends was working in the Japas place and they too complained about the same and the $9-$10 per hour rate in which they were paid. They are now looking for another job.
But we are lucky. Sally and I both work in a European but small cafe and we both get paid the right wage. Moreover sally doesn't go over the 20 hours per week, unlike some of the others which are forced to due to their "limited wages".
In 2013 we hope to see that more places pay the right wage to people or otherwise there will be more and more mediocre food and less productivity. And if there is mediocre food there will be less customers. In the long run that place will have to shut down. 2012 was a bad year for retail and hospitality. Lets hope that this year improves.
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