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Widespread worker exploitation at petrol stations revealed

Widespread worker exploitation at petrol stations revealed

April 22, 2017 By James L Leave a Comment

Several petrol markets received many bad marks from an audit during employee evaluations. It was found that dozens of workers were underpaid and many of their rights as workers were being trampled on. These incidents have been occurring where there is larger numbers of migrant workers in the workforce. One of the biggest problems that allows for these abuses to continue is that migrant workers seldom have a clear understanding of worker rights and/or the proper education to find the correct information.

Key Takeaways:

  • Somewhere in the range of 19 workers were come up short on $12,105.09 amid the Activity time frame.
  • The Fair Work Ombudsman initiated consistence movement at United Petroleum fuel retail destinations in September 2015 after media reports affirmed that some reassure administrators were being come up
  • This review found that a further 27 representatives were owed $8,445.74 in underpayments.

“Many of the underpaid employees were migrant workers who had minimal knowledge of their rights and entitlements.”

Read more: https://insidesmallbusiness.com.au/planning-management/fair-work-ombudsman-report-reveals-widespread-worker-exploitation-at-united-petroleum-outlets

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