Former contractor fined thousands for underpayment
The former operator of a Melbourne electrical contractor has been fined for underpaying workers.
The FWO began investigating Mr Warren and Pro Install Electrical after receiving requests for assistance from former employees, including the two workers who had been engaged as a reception and administration assistant and an accounts payable and receivable officer respectively.
A Fair Work Inspector issued a Compliance Notice to the company in May 2020 after forming a belief it had failed to pay the two employees, after their employment ended, outstanding wages owed under the Clerks – Private Sector Award 2010.
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One of the workers was engaged by the company between July 2019 and January 2020, and the other for a week in February 2020.
Mr Warren’s company, Pro Install Electrical Pty Ltd, was liquidated after the Fair Work Ombudsman commenced proceedings.
Mr Warren admitted he was involved in the company’s breach of the Fair Work Act through failure to calculate entitlements owed to two former employees and back-pay any underpayment.
The Federal Circuit and Family Court ordered Mr Warren to pay $2037 in back pay to two former workers and fined $3780.
Make sure you know what your Fair Work rights and responsibilities are. Master Electricians have unlimited direct access to the Employer Advice hotline. Phone 1800 889 198.