A group of former university students are preparing to launch a class action against student accommodation provider Unilodge Australia for the alleged underpayment of their wages. workplace
As a 19-year-old university student, Daniel Gock didn’t question the $115 he was paid for doing an overnight shift at his campus residence.
Daniel Gock who is part of a class action against UniLodge for underpayment while working for them as a student.Mr Gock worked as a residential adviser at his University of Canberra residence doing overnight on-call shifts for two years from 2017. He said the job was stressful when he had to assert some authority over students who had been drinking. He had also felt under prepared to deal with serious mental health issues.
About three weeks after starting her job answering overnight calls from students staying in student accommodation at the Australian National University, Gabrielle Magyary was asked to help a girl who had harmed herself. Mr Bedi said there was no provision for an overnight shift under the Hospitality Award. He said students were paid for three and a half hours on weekends during the day, but should have been paid for a standard eight-hour shift.
“Our staff, including residential advisers, are paid in accordance with the [Hospitality] Award conditions relevant to their role and shifts worked.”
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