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Two injured workers — one unhappy, the other asked to fetch vegetables
Who is responsible for ensuring that workers with claims receive food? Not given, says one worker. The "vegetables" were 10-15 km away, says another.
“This case I win because TWC2 help me,” says a beaming Ali
Sheikh Keramot Ali is chuffed to have a Tribunal Order giving him his owed wages and grateful to TWC2 for teaching him a bit of law to successfully argue his claim.
Two workers asked to choose between seeing a doctor and keeping their jobs
They shouldn't have to choose; the law cannot be any clearer. Yet these cases aren't rare.
Four teeth and a town council cleaner’s hours
Hebal worked 12 hours a day, 7 days a week. Was this legal? Then he lost four teeth.
Swindle, cheat and manipulate, example no. 3
Hebal came from Bangladesh with a document saying his basic salary would be $600 per month, but despite working lots of overtime, his total monthly salary was only $650. How could that be?
High Court: Don’t treat work injury lawsuits as ‘game of chance’
High Court reminds lawyers to assess injury cases carefully before filling claims under common law. This is all the more critical when workers are in desperate financial straits and see only the upside of going to court.
Within one year, Moggi had to pay three times to get and keep his job
MOM ruled that Shamim's injury was not work-related. A co-worker's testimony might have played a part. Then the co-worker phoned Shamim and an interesting conversation ensured.
Employer set aside $80 each month from worker’s pay for ‘tax’
Mano approaches TWC2 asking how he can get back the deductions from his salary labelled as "tax". Work Permit holders earn so little almost none of them has income above the taxable threshold.
Did a co-worker just seek absolution?
MOM ruled that Shamim's injury was not work-related. A co-worker's testimony might have played a part. Then the co-worker phoned Shamim and an interesting conversation ensured.
Contractor to major hotels defaults on salaries to cleaning crew
An inside look at work conditions, recruitment cost and deteriorating labour relations in a corner of the hospitality industry.