Lawyers are working for 'less than minimum wage', new union claims - News Summed Up

Lawyers are working for 'less than minimum wage', new union claims


READ MORE:* Otago law students not ready to forgive Russell McVeagh* Junior lawyers union started after law industry scandal* Law firm Russell McVeagh appoints new chief executive* Why the review into Russell McVeagh ended up a cop-outRobert has asked Stuff to conceal his name - talking openly could be a career-limiting move. The newly-formed Aotearoa Legal Workers Union believes Oscar and Robert would likely fall under minimum wage for large parts of their first year in the profession. Anderson Lloyd submits a formal quarterly "hours worked" report to its board, compiled by their GM of Human Resources, to reveal "patterns of hours worked beyond our expectations". "Wellbeing initiatives, days in lieu and monthly or annual bonuses are not enough to remedy these minimum wage breaches," says ALWU interim president Hayley Coles. "Employees must be paid at least the minimum wage every fortnight, directly to them.


Source: Stuff June 08, 2019 17:24 UTC



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