Unite Name and Shame List : Melbourne Indymedia

The entire list of dodgy bosses and ethical employers on Brunswick St, Fitzroy, Melbourne
Ethical employers on Brunswick St. (recipients of Unite sticker)
Retro
Black Cat
Tea Too
Provincial Hotel
Holy Sheet!
Evelyn Hotel
Boscastle
Hunters and Gatherers
Vegie Bar
Marios
Gizmo Gifts
Toxic
Cafe Nova
Fitzroy Lotto
Madame Sou Sou
Lees Mart
OTC
Cape Lounge
Red Tongue Cafe
Bakers
Lucky Day Lotto
Brunswick St. Bookstore
Basilisk Bookshop
Labour in Vain
Douglas and Hope
Bangla Curry Cafe
Gutz Cafe
PG Printmaker Gallery
Spinach Bar and Cafe
Don Vincenzo
Viet Rose
Brunswick St. Foodstore
Sister Ray
Spinach Cafe
Planet Cafe
Sila Espresso Bar
The Colonial Inn
Scally and Trombone
Bosses on Brunswick St that we cannot confirm stick to all of the following: minimum legal health and safety standards; pay award wages; pay correct superannuation; Don’t discriminate against workers choosing to join a union; don’t run unpaid trial work
Endis
Hideout
My Chemist
Heading Out Hairdressers
Greenstore
Viva Zapatas
Cleanskin Kings Bottleshop
Red Rice
Bar Open
Akari 177
Zetta Florence
The Shoe Fitz
Aesops
7/11
Ghetto
Lounge Cafe
Shag
Perseverance
Kebabs, Felafel, Finger Food
Rhumbaralla’s Cafe
Joe’s Garage
Pane Provincial
Swimwear Centre
Let’s stop the rip off of casuals!
UNITE is the new campaign fighting for the rights of casual workers, starting with the shopping strip along Brunswick St. Fitzroy.
Australia has the second highest rate of casualisation in the world with over a quarter of our workforce being casual workers. Casuals don’t receive basic entitlements like sick leave, holiday pay, leave loading, or redundancy pay. Bosses have the luxury of hiring and firing at random, often keeping someone on as a 'trial' for a short period then terminating them to employ someone else that can be given the same treatment.
There is no notice requirements for casual workers, they can be terminated at any time. Applications for loans and credit cards will more often than not be turned down, as casual workers are not seen by banks as being able to keep up regular payments. With the current terms of casual work, they are probably right.
Casual work is bad enough without dodgy bosses ripping them off even more. So we are asking employers if they:
1) Comply with basic occupational health & safety laws (1985 Act)
2) Have equal pay for equal work
3) Provide pay slips and a clear breakdown of casual loading
4) Have no ‘free trial work’
5) Don’t victimise workers wanting to join a union
6) Adhere to anti-discrimination laws

Those bosses who do the right thing will get a sticker to display on their business. Let’s see what bosses refuse to meet the most basic legal requirements for their workers. If you have information on a dodgy boss - don’t let him/her get away with it! Let us know (anonymously if you wish). But we urge everyone to get involved with UNITE in the struggle against dodgy bosses!
To dob in a boss, to get more information on your rights or to help fight the problem by participating in our campaign, contact UNITE by sending us a letter to PO Box 1015 Collingwood 3066, by emailing us at
unitemelbourne@hotmail.com or:
Phone THE UNITE hotline on (03) 9639 9111
OTHER USEFUL CONTACTS:
JOBWATCH, an employment rights legal center, Level 10, 21 Victoria Street, Melbourne. Help line: (03) 9662 1933 or 1800 331 617
FOR YOUR CORRECT PAY-RATE: Ph:1300 363 264 or go to: http://www.wagenet.gov.au