Issue No 42 | 17 December 1999 | |
NewsThe Great Salary Rip-Off
Hundreds of people working in large hotels are being short-changed thousands of dollars per year due to dodgy salary arrangements.
Now you can visit the LHMU's website at http://www.lhmu.org.au/feedback/ripoff.html to find out if you are one of them. Often, people who are "put on salary" simply accept that they have to work unlimited hours and weekend work, without any additional compensation. But this is not the case. The gut feeling many salary people have that they are being "ripped-off" is actually true. Minimum salary not enough The minimum salary (25% above the award rate) only covers employees for about 42 hours per week, and the working of one weekend in five. Very often, hotels fail to keep track of what hours salaried staff are actually working, and in many cases the salaries are simply not high enough to cover all award penalties and entitlements. If you are on salary, and have often thought "I'd be better off being paid award penalties for the hours I work", you are probably right. If you are on salary, and not getting adequately paid for all the hours you work, you are entitled to back pay. To find out if your salary is not enough, check out the LHMU website (www.lhmu.org.au). All information will go directly to a union organiser in your state and will be strictly confidential. A union organiser will contact you to discuss what action can be taken.
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