In December last
year, the High Court of Australia handed down judgment in the matter of Fair Work Ombudsman v Quest South Perth
Holdings Pty Ltd.
Quest Serviced
Apartments (“Quest”) employed two housekeepers over several years. It then
entered into a contract with Contracting Solutions whereby the two women would
become independent contractors engaged by Contracting Solutions, though they
continued to work for Quest and performed the same roles.
This arrangement
was effectively sham contracting, which is prohibited under Commonwealth
legislation....
Tuesday, 22 March 2016
Sunday, 6 March 2016
Employer penalised for deducting monies from wages
Late last
month, a Victorian cleaning business learned that deducting or withholding
monies from employees is not permitted except in very specific circumstances.
Oz Staff
Career Services Pty Ltd employed 102 casual cleaners pursuant to the Cleaning
Services Award 2010. The employer deducted monies from its employees’ pay for
meals without authorisation on three occasions over two months.
After
conducting an audit of the business, the Fair Work Ombudsman took legal
proceedings in the Federal Circuit Court against the company and its chief
executive...
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