International students are being exploited at work by racism and not being paid correctly. Some are being asked to do trial shifts. Students are being paid as little as $7 an hour as studies say. We explain
Many of them come to Australia with no knowledge of work rights. Many of them are desperate to find part time work and they apply for the first thing that they see without research into what the business
The universities don't tell them beforehand at the orientation sessions. They just talk about their services etc. AFIS did do a good job about rights but not many students attend these sessions.
CISA is doing a great job on their campaign to stop exploitation which has only just started.
So how can we enforce the students to go?
There are some cases where students are being asked for an ABN (Australian Business Number) so that employers can avoid legal obligations such as tax etc. Students may not know that they are running their own business when legally they are working for the employer. When it comes tax time students don't know how much they can claim.
To the employer: If the Australian employers (the real ones) don't get away with this , why should you?
To the students: Make sure you do your research about the business and a good way to do this is by signing up to forums such as Glassdoor which current and former employees review the business
To the current students: where have you had a less than favorable experience at work?
Many of them come to Australia with no knowledge of work rights. Many of them are desperate to find part time work and they apply for the first thing that they see without research into what the business
The universities don't tell them beforehand at the orientation sessions. They just talk about their services etc. AFIS did do a good job about rights but not many students attend these sessions.
CISA is doing a great job on their campaign to stop exploitation which has only just started.
So how can we enforce the students to go?
There are some cases where students are being asked for an ABN (Australian Business Number) so that employers can avoid legal obligations such as tax etc. Students may not know that they are running their own business when legally they are working for the employer. When it comes tax time students don't know how much they can claim.
To the employer: If the Australian employers (the real ones) don't get away with this , why should you?
To the students: Make sure you do your research about the business and a good way to do this is by signing up to forums such as Glassdoor which current and former employees review the business
To the current students: where have you had a less than favorable experience at work?
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