People with disability can sometimes be vulnerable to unfair treatment at work. As people living with disability, we’ve all heard the stories – some of us might even have personal experience of poor treatment.
On Wednesday 19th March at 6:30pm (AEST) – Joseph Mitchell, Assistant Secretary of the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU), will be joining us to talk about the work unions are doing to ensure the rights of workers are upheld including specific work that supports people with disability.
It is important to remember that everyone has a number of basic rights at work, including:
- the right to fair pay and conditions
- the right to equitable treatment
- the right to speak up about working conditions
- the right to relevant training
- the right to be safe
- the right to belong to a union.
Without the work of unions and union members over the last century, we wouldn’t have many of the conditions we take for granted today – the eight hour day, paid sick leave, parental leave, superannuation, penalty rates and fair pay.
This webinar is a must for anyone interested gaining a better understanding of workplace rights. Even if you are retired, you might pick up important points that could help friends and family members.
To register for this webinar, go to: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_bOuj9sSPTF6pF4dRKiBfvA
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
If you have any questions around employment that you would like Joseph to answer, please email promotion@pda.org.au or ask a question via the online chat during the webinar.
