← INDUSTRY OVERVIEW • 2024 NATIONAL TEMPORARY MIGRANT WORK SURVEY

Data across industries

The full set of charts with industry breakdowns for participant demographics, what they were paid, their work arrangement, and experiences of Fair Work Act noncompliance or obfuscatory practices, broken down by sector.

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Survey participant demographics for those who worked in 2023-24

01 — Demographics

Survey participant demographics for those who worked in 2023-24

Participants' visa type, gender, location, nationality, year of arrival and union membership.

02 — Wages

Wages and underpayment by industry

Hourly wages received in participants' lowest paid job in 2023-24, and extent to which these fall below statutory minimums and each participant's individually-calculated minimum wage

03 — Work Arrangement

Structure of work arrangement (permanent / casual / contractor) and after hours work

Participants' work arrangement in their lowest paid job and prevalence of night and weekend work

04 — Fair Work Act non-compliance and obfuscatory practices

Compliance with Fair Work Act responsibilities beyond minimum wages

Participants' experiences of superannuation non-payment, cash wages, lack of payslips, penalty rates non-payment, and employer wage deductions.

Looking for a single sector? See our snapshots to open any industry for its full profile: underpayment, structure, pay practices and after-hours conditions.

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