The 9th hearing of the Disability Royal Commission has heard evidence today of widespread wage theft among firms that hire workers with disabilities. Employers avoid paying even the minimum wage to workers on the assumption, the Commission was told, that additional income from the Disability Support Pension provides sufficient support. But experts warn the majority of bosses neglect workers’ basic rights, leaving workers with little option but to leave their job, entrenching them in unemployment.
Listen online (off-site)- Topics:
- Discrimination, Employment
- Author:
- David Taylor
- Source:
- RN PM
- Date published:
- Tue 8th Dec, 2020