Thursday, November 22, 2007

Low-paid workers don't trust employers


* 1 in 3 workers don't trust their employers
* Some are restricted from meeting family responsibilities
* Workplace: How much unpaid overtime do you do?


A THIRD of low-income workers on Australian Workplace Agreements (AWAs) do not trust their employers and are unhappy with working conditions, a survey has found.

Additionally, 23 per cent - almost one quarter - of lower paid workers on AWAs claimed their bosses were not allowing them to meet family responsibilities, the Monash University study says.

The national survey of 1023 employees, carried out by the Australian Centre for Research in Employment and Work (ACREW), focused on five key areas, including experiences of employment, employee influence and involvement, and management

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