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Fair Work Ombudsman recovers $22,000 for drivers


 
Two truck drivers in South Australia’s Limestone Coast region have been back-paid a total of $22,700 following intervention by the Fair Work Ombudsman.
 
The largest recovery was $15,500 for a driver at Mount Gambier.
 
The male employee in his 50s lodged a complaint after he was not paid for all hours worked and was underpaid allowances in 2010-11.
 
After a Fair Work inspector contacted the business and explained its obligations, the employee was reimbursed all money owed without the need for further action against the employer.
 
In another case, a driver at Millicent has been back-paid $7,200 after he was underpaid the minimum hourly rate from 2005 to 2011.
 
The Fair Work Ombudsman recovered a total of $1.579 million back-pay for 1,048 underpaid workers in South Australia last financial year. Nationally, the agency recouped $26.7 million for 17,360 employees.
 
“It’s a fact that some businesses inadvertently breach workplace laws. When we find mistakes, we’re here to assist and give practical advice to employers on how to voluntarily fix them,” says Fair Work Ombudsman Nicholas Wilson.
 
Mr Wilson says that the Fair Work Ombudsman’s Assisted Voluntary Resolution team is now achieving resolution of about half its referrals within the first month.
 
“The Limestone Coast businesses have now corrected the errors that led to the underpayments and put processes in place to ensure they will not happen again.”
 
The Fair Work Ombudsman provides a single point of contact for people working or running a business in Australia to get accurate and timely information about their workplace rights and obligations.
 
Workers or employers seeking support should get in touch with the Fair Work Ombudsman via the website – www.fairwork.gov.au - or call the Fair Work Infoline on 13 13 94. A free interpreter service is available on 13 14 50.
 
The website has a number of tools and resources, including PayCheck Plus and an Award Finder, to assist business owners calculate the correct pay for their employees.
 
PayCheck Plus calculates minimum rates of pay per hour, per shift or per week and takes account of payments for overtime, penalty rates and allowances.

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