If you have experienced any of the following while working in Australia, you may have a workplace exploitation matter:

• Not paid properly or not paid at all, including for training or trials (this includes not receiving entitlements like superannuation).
• Had money taken from your wages, without your authorisation.
• Treated as an independent contractor (with an Australian Business Number or ABN) when you are in fact an employee (with a Tax File Number or TFN) and not paid your proper wages and entitlements like annual leave and sick leave.
• Asked to work in unsafe conditions.
• Subjected to unwanted touching, sexual comments, or other conduct that amounts to sexual harassment.
• Fired or forced to quit your job in circumstances that were unfair.
• Treated unfavourably because of your identity or certain personal characteristics such as your age, gender, sexuality or nationality.
• Required to make an up-front payment or pay a deposit for a job.
• Had your workplace rights misrepresented to you.
• Coerced or threatened so that you will do certain things (e.g. threats to have your visa cancelled if you complain about your work conditions).
• Pressured to do or not do certain things (e.g. not to join your union).