LIVESTOCK TRANSPORT COMPANY ACCUSED OF $300,000 UNDERPAYMENT
- Dan Crouch
- 12 hours ago
- 1 min read
The Fair Work Ombudsman has launched legal action against the former operators of a regional Victorian livestock transport business, over alleged underpayments totalling almost 300-thousand dollars.
The regulator alleges 23 workers were not paid redundancy and termination entitlements when the business ceased trading in 2024.
The workers included 21 long-distance truck drivers, a mechanic and an administrative employee, with individual alleged underpayments ranging from 704 dollars to almost 20-thousand dollars.
The Fair Work Ombudsman also alleges the company failed to comply with a notice issued last year requiring it to rectify the alleged underpayments.
Two individuals associated with the business are also facing court, with the regulator alleging they were involved in some of the breaches.
Fair Work Ombudsman Anna Booth says closing a business does not remove an employer’s obligation to pay applicable termination entitlements.
A directions hearing is scheduled in the Federal Circuit and Family Court in Melbourne on Thursday.
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