WEstjustice's Employment Law Project wins HESTA Community Sector Award for Outstanding Organisation

On 24 October 2017 WEstjustice’s Employment Law Project was recognised by the HESTA Community Sector Awards, receiving the Outstanding Organisation Award.

Our Employment Law Project empowers migrants and refugees to better understand and enforce their workplace rights through free legal advice, legal representation and community education.

WEstjustice’s Senior Employment Lawyer, Tarni Perkal, notes that employment plays a big part in the successful settlement of people from a refugee or migrant background:

“It’s at the heart of their identity and unfortunately they’re not always afforded the respect they deserve. Over the last few years since the program was established, we’ve managed to retrieve orders for over $300,000 in unpaid wages and super, and compensation for unfair treatment which goes some way to making sure they get the fair go that Australia is known for”.

WEstjustice will use the $10,000 prize money to employ more bilingual community members to liaise with clients and help us get better employment outcomes for their communities.

Find out more about our Employment Law Project here.

Read HESTA’s full media release here.