For generations of young Australians, our first job experience has often been in the world of fast food retail.

Working hard at slinging burgers or working the register as someone grabs a feed on the run is often where we learn about the reality of the world of work.

The good, the bad and the ugly.

What is still all too common are stories of young people in those jobs being underpaid or exploited by unscrupulous employers.

McDonalds is one of the largest employers of young Aussies in the fast food business. It's also one of the businesses unions are calling out for bad behaviour.

The burger giant is currently the subject of $250 million law case brought by the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees' Association (SDA) which is seeking compensation on behalf of more than 250,000 current and former McDonald's workers across Australia over alleged denial of paid breaks to workers.

Grace Becker is one young worker who had to work without breaks for Maccas. Gerard Dwyer is the National Secretary of the SDA.

Both are our guests on this week's podcast.

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Francis Leach, ACTU - @SaintFrankly

For generations of young Australians, our first job experience has often been in the world of fast food retail. Working hard at slinging burgers or working the register as someone grabs a feed on the run is often where we learn about the reality of the world of work. The good, the bad and the ugly. What is still all too common are stories of young people in those jobs being underpaid or exploited by unscrupulous employers. McDonalds is one of the largest employers of young Aussies in the fast food business. It's also one of the businesses unions are calling out for bad behaviour. The burger giant is currently the subject of $250 million law case brought by the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees' Association (SDA) which is seeking compensation on behalf of more than 250,000 current and former McDonald's workers across Australia over alleged denial of paid breaks to workers. Grace Becker is one young worker who had to work without breaks for Maccas. Gerard Dwyer is the National Secretary of the SDA. Both are our guests on this week's podcast.
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About the host
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The way we work, how work is changing, how it used to be and what it might look like in the future.

It’s about who we work with, and who we work for.

It’s a discussion about the conditions in which we work and the demands of a job.

It’s talking about how it can be the best thing in our lives and also the worst.

Work can give us meaning and satisfaction, it can be the most challenging thing we’ve ever done and the most soul destroying days of our lives.

And that can all be in the same week!

Above all, we want to talk about work in a way that helps make work better for everyone
who listens.

Authorised by Sally McManus, Australian Council of Trade Unions, Melbourne.

The way we work, how work is changing, how it used to be and what it might look like in the future.
It&rsquo;s about who we work with, and who we work for.
It&rsquo;s a discussion about the conditions in which we work and the demands of a job.
It&rsquo;s talking about how it can be the best thing in our lives and also the worst.
Work can give us meaning and satisfaction, it can be the most challenging thing we&rsquo;ve ever done and the most soul destroying days of our lives.
And that can all be in the same week!
Above all, we want to talk about work in a way that helps make work better for everyone who listens. Authorised by Sally McManus, Australian Council of Trade Unions, Melbourne.

Dream Job, Cash gig, career move, a job for life or the job from hell.. On the job is a here to talk to you about your working life.

On The Job

The way we work, how work is changing, how it used to be and what it might look like in the future.

It’s about who we work with, and who we work for.

It’s a discussion about the conditions in which we work and the demands of a job.

It’s talking about how it can be the best thing in our lives and also the worst.

Work can give us meaning and satisfaction, it can be the most challenging thing we’ve ever done and the most soul destroying days of our lives.

And that can all be in the same week!

Above all, we want to talk about work in a way that helps make work better for everyone
who listens.

The way we work, how work is changing, how it used to be and what it might look like in the future.
It&rsquo;s about who we work with, and who we work for.
It&rsquo;s a discussion about the conditions in which we work and the demands of a job.
It&rsquo;s talking about how it can be the best thing in our lives and also the worst.
Work can give us meaning and satisfaction, it can be the most challenging thing we&rsquo;ve ever done and the most soul destroying days of our lives.
And that can all be in the same week!
Above all, we want to talk about work in a way that helps make work better for everyone who listens.

Give us a break, Maccas..

On The Job is back and with new hosts: Kleo Cruse and Emma Hartley. This episode is for all workers with a reproductive system – yes, that’s you!

The social stigma attached to menstruation and menopause often means workers are enduring the pain of normal bodily functions in silence.

We chat to Ann-Marie Allan from the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union and Kate Marshall from the Health And Community Services Union about how reproductive leave can help ease some of that pain.

Keen to have reproductive leave at your workplace? Get things kickstarted by joining your union.

On The Job is back and with new hosts: Kleo Cruse and Emma Hartley. This episode is for all workers with a reproductive system – yes, that’s you!
The social stigma attached to menstruation and menopause often means workers are enduring the pain of normal bodily functions in silence.
We chat to Ann-Marie Allan from the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union and Kate Marshall from the Health And Community Services Union about how reproductive leave can help ease some of that pain.
Keen to have reproductive leave at your workplace? Get things kickstarted by <a href="https://www.australianunions.org.au/action/for-the-workers/">joining your union</a>.

Pain, periods, perimenopause: why workplaces need reproductive leave (part one)

The last pod in our summer series takes a look at one of 2022's best pieces of investigative journalism.

Since it arrived on our streets over a decade ago, Uber has prided itself on being a "disrupter" with little regard for convention.

At the heart of their business model is a fanatical commitment to upend the employer/employee relationship and create a new army of sole contractors working on their tech platform with Uber having no responsibility for them, and with drivers having no rights and entitlements.

This high-tech exploitation has made it a massive company that has caused controversy wherever it goes.

In July of 2022 the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) dropped a trove of documents and emails from Uber's inner sanctum that reveal how the company was able to curry favour with governments and institutions around the world to achieve its aims.

The Uber Files are a stunning insight into how Uber inveigled their way into the realm of prime ministers, presidents, bureaucrats and power brokers to get things done. 

Fergus Shiel is the Managing Editor of the ICIJ. He oversaw the Uber Files project.

Fergus joined us on the line from his home in Washington DC to discuss the contents of the Uber Files and their implication.



You can now email us with your comments, story ideas, tip-offs, flip offs, and questions - otjpodcast@protonmail.com


On the Job is made by Australian Unions.

More about On The Job podcast


Need help with working conditions?

Call Australian Union Support Centre - 1300 486 466



About the host

Francis Leach is Editor at Large for the Australian Council of Trade Unions

Twitter - @SaintFrankly

The last pod in our summer series takes a look at one of 2022's best pieces of investigative journalism.
Since it arrived on our streets over a decade ago, Uber has prided itself on being a "disrupter" with little regard for convention. At the heart of their business model is a fanatical commitment to upend the employer/employee relationship and create a new army of sole contractors working on their tech platform with Uber having no responsibility for them, and with drivers having no rights and entitlements.
This high-tech exploitation has made it a massive company that has caused controversy wherever it goes. In July of 2022 the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) dropped a trove of documents and emails from Uber's inner sanctum that reveal how the company was able to curry favour with governments and institutions around the world to achieve its aims.
<a href="https://www.icij.org/investigations/uber-files/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.icij.org/investigations/uber-files/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1671758693665000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1qAuBdm7PMR_Tt5kbWS-8R">The Uber Files</a> are a stunning insight into how Uber inveigled their way into the realm of prime ministers, presidents, bureaucrats and power brokers to get things done. <a href="https://www.icij.org/journalists/fergus-shiel/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.icij.org/journalists/fergus-shiel/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1671758693665000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0iCVpjy5F-ywUvPvw8le26"></a>
<a href="https://www.icij.org/journalists/fergus-shiel/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.icij.org/journalists/fergus-shiel/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1671758693665000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0iCVpjy5F-ywUvPvw8le26">Fergus Shiel</a> is the Managing Editor of the ICIJ. He oversaw the Uber Files project.
Fergus joined us on the line from his home in Washington DC to discuss the contents of the Uber Files and their implication.
 
You can now email us with your comments, story ideas, tip-offs, flip offs, and questions - <a href="mailto:otjpodcast@protonmail.com">otjpodcast@protonmail.com</a>
 On the Job is made by <a href="https://www.australianunions.org.au/">Australian Unions</a>.
<a href="https://www.onthejobpodcast.com.au/">More about On The Job podcast</a>
 Need help with working conditions?
Call <a href="https://actuonline.nationbuilder.com/">Australian Union Support Centre</a> - <a href="tel:1300486466">1300 486 466</a>
 
About the host
Francis Leach is Editor at Large for the Australian Council of Trade Unions
Twitter - <a href="https://twitter.com/SaintFrankly">@SaintFrankly</a>

Summer Series - The Uber Files

This week in our summer series, we head back to August 2022 to examine the growing demands for food assistance from workers and their families.

The promise of the Australian Dream is that you should be able to work one decent, secure job and earn enough pay to put a roof over your head, support your family and thrive.

That all seems like a pipe dream in the current climate, where insecure work, no entitlements, climbing inflation, and a housing squeeze means that hard-working Australians are driven to the margins.

Many of them are turning to organisations like Foodbank to help them make ends meet.

Foodbank is Australia’s largest food relief organisation, operating on a scale that makes it crucial to the work of the front-line charities who are feeding vulnerable Australians.

Foodbank provides more than 70% of the food rescued for food relief organisations nationwide.

Matt Tilley is acting of CEO at Foodbank in Victoria.

He joins us on the pod.



You can now email us with your comments, story ideas, tip-offs, flip offs, and questions - otjpodcast@protonmail.com


On the Job is made by Australian Unions.

More about On The Job podcast


Need help with working conditions?

Call Australian Union Support Centre - 1300 486 466



About the host

Francis Leach is Editor at Large for the Australian Council of Trade Unions

Twitter - @SaintFrankly

This week in our summer series, we head back to August 2022 to examine the growing demands for food assistance from workers and their families.
The promise of the Australian Dream is that you should be able to work one decent, secure job and earn enough pay to put a roof over your head, support your family and thrive.
That all seems like a pipe dream in the current climate, where insecure work, no entitlements, climbing inflation, and a housing squeeze means that hard-working Australians are driven to the margins.
Many of them are turning to organisations like Foodbank to help them make ends meet.
Foodbank is Australia’s largest food relief organisation, operating on a scale that makes it crucial to the work of the front-line charities who are feeding vulnerable Australians.
Foodbank provides more than 70% of the food rescued for food relief organisations nationwide.
Matt Tilley is acting of CEO at <a href="https://www.foodbank.org.au/?state=vic" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.foodbank.org.au/?state%3Dvic&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1671758693665000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1i64pYBYohmOl5SSDTSwXf">Foodbank in Victoria</a>.
He joins us on the pod.
 
You can now email us with your comments, story ideas, tip-offs, flip offs, and questions - <a href="mailto:otjpodcast@protonmail.com">otjpodcast@protonmail.com</a>
 On the Job is made by <a href="https://www.australianunions.org.au/">Australian Unions</a>.
<a href="https://www.onthejobpodcast.com.au/">More about On The Job podcast</a>
 Need help with working conditions?
Call <a href="https://actuonline.nationbuilder.com/">Australian Union Support Centre</a> - <a href="tel:1300486466">1300 486 466</a>
 
About the host
Francis Leach is Editor at Large for the Australian Council of Trade Unions
Twitter - <a href="https://twitter.com/SaintFrankly">@SaintFrankly</a>

Give us a break, Maccas..

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