Union calls for government investigation into dodgy labour hire practices
Calls are growing for Employment Relations Minister Michael Woodhouse to urgently audit labour hire companies as reports emerge of exploitation and non-compliance.
“Labour hire is common practice in the logistics industry,” says FIRST Union Transport and Logistics Secretary Karl Andersen.
“Through our Logistics Workers’ Network we’re receiving alarming reports of employment law breaches.”
“Workers have come to us with evidence that some labour hire companies are not paying public holiday rates or sick leave.”
“We’ll be filing a claim against a labour hire company soon and we’re calling on the government to step up and conduct an industry-wide audit,” says Andersen.
“Labour hire workers are entirely dependent on third party employers for hours, meaning non-unionised workers are often reluctant to come forward. FIRST Union has evidence to believe that exploitation and non-compliance is systemic.”
“The government can’t ignore this problem any longer.”
Yeah there is no such thing as overtime after forty hours in temporary labour jobs .
I have not been paid time and a half in any temp contract job I have done in the last 18 months.
Both temp agencies I have worked for I been paid a flat hourly rate.
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