Andrew Murfett’s Post

Yes as it is left by stealth. There is no logical reason that this should happen.

Yes!

Krystian Wakiec...timing😊

Maybe might be better if a firm like Drake Recruitment provide a service which employs people for cafes and other foodies. They charge cafe owners for the service so that they know what to pay and pay for the admin part of making sure all staff get their entitlements?

Not all employment relationships are the same. There is no one size fits all solution to this matter. Some employees are more vulnerable than others, some business do not have the experience or support to comprehend their obligations with respect to their employees and also other workers in their business. All Employers should take a due diligence approach to ensure they stay on the right side of the Fair Work Ombudsman By carrying out checks on payments, asking the right questions in your business and also understanding the activities of your subcontractors and their obligations you can put your business in a position to verify and provide validation that your people aren’t knowingly or unknowingly being exploited. Verify and Validate - you can protect yourself, your employees and your brand... “all businesses would agree these are worthy of looking after”

You bet - it’s out of control and totally unacceptable- if an employee steals from an employer the police are called in the employee is prosecuted - but at present when an employer steals it a long haul through Fair Work and a costly process- PS Some businesses just don’t get it

I think neither fine nor jail terms help the employees. A fine would only lead to more cost reduction measure which contributes to further pay cut. And jail terms could lead to the closure of the business, which means job loss. A better way is to punish offending employers to pay punitive rates to victims. E.g. if someone is underpaid, they will then be compensated with the highest wage in the company, or triple the minimum wage, whichever one is higher. And if the highest wage happens to be CEO’s, that’s a big LOL for the victim.

I believe that ALL employers know what the minimum wage is and that is the minimum that people should be paid. To not pay this is a breach of trust and should be punishable either with large fines or jail time to ensure that all people are paid what they legally earn. Employers need to remember they are buying a service and that comes at a cost and with employment that is the minimum wage as determined by the powers to be. They soon cut rates when it was in their favour but not when it goes the other way. I also accept that most employers abide by the rules and it is the few that don't and they need to be named, shamed and made truly accountable for their action/inaction.

What most employers don't realise when they start a business idea are the true costs involved, and if most business owner would have known from the beginning then they would have been better staying home or on government benefits or living off their capital. The governments never loses revenue except when too many employer types decide not to do anything and just stay home and retire early. The State governments generate most of their revenues from commercial activity and incentives the federal government give investors and employers. Some states have penalty taxes which stop or slow down property transaction turnover too and help to reduce commerce in building materials and jobs as Victoria has achieved by charging higher stamp duty on foreigners. Win, lose or draw the governments never lose generating revenue from taxable events generated by people who decide to engage in commerce. If you discourage commerce the result is less jobs, less taxes and higher welfare benefits. The LNP under MT understood that and by reducing tax rates had effect of increasing total tax revenues maybe under Scomo he understands that too, but the lefties dont. RBA say they want higher wages but APRA & ASIC want banks to lend less for Commerce.

I’d like to see more laws protecting small business owners and not only employees. I’ve been both and can totally understand that proposed law would be welcomed by unions and the like. I am curious if there is a wage theft- why did employee agree to such arrangement in the first place? Isn’t it a consensual agreement between parties before they start employment? If employees fall under a particular award rate- they should simply jump online and check their award rate and negotiate prior to starting employment. I would be interested to hear from small business operators what they think about this proposal, particularly those in retail and hospitality industry... as insurance and lending cost will increase for business owners due to higher risk of litigation- it will have a negative ripple effect on employment rate... in some cases will prevent business entry...