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EXCLUSIVE: Fair Work Ombudsman leaves voluntary workers in the cold over jabs

5 September 2021

2:36 PM

5 September 2021

2:36 PM

At a time when Australians are facing the prospect of losing work and opportunities based on their vaccination status, you would expect a body such as the Fair Work Ombudsman to stand up for employees, both paid and voluntary, to ensure their rights are protected. But if the conversation I had with Fair Work is anything to go by, it seems voluntary workers are being left to their own devices, with Fair Work making the startling admission that voluntary workers have no right to seek legal advice on these matters through the Fair Work Ombudsman.

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