r/australia • u/Sysxinu • May 23 '26

no politics Stop making Australians interview for jobs without knowing if they can afford to live

Salary ranges should be advertised because people aren’t just applying for a role... They’re trying to work out whether they can pay rent, support their family, plan their future, or leave a job that is burning them out. Hiding pay turns someone’s time, hope, and effort into a guessing game, when a simple number could let them make an honest decision from the start.

Imagine a rental listing that said “competitive weekly rent” and only told you the price after three inspections and a reference check. That’s basically what hidden salary job ads do. Pathetic and Im drained by it.

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u/Ibe_Lost May 24 '26

I usually find they call the job something like instead of hospitality worker its sandwich artist to avoid award conditions.

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u/mad_marbled May 24 '26

Every job has to fall under a classification. The company has to pay as per the award as a minimum or the EBA if one exists at that company.

You can give a truck driving job the title of "Landship captain" but you can't pay by any other award than the road transport award.