A Rockingham security company has been forced to repay more than $200,000 to its employees after under-paying them for just over 12 months.
Sureguard Security Pty Ltd landed in the Federal Court of Australia over the underpayments, and was fined last week for the offences which affected 22 employees.
The company admitted contraventions of the Fair Work Act by failing to pay casual loading, allowances, and minimum, overtime and penalty rates of pay between December 29, 2014 and January 10, 2016.
The underpayments left security guards employed by Suregurd Security out of pocket to the tune of $205,408.40, with one underpaid by $20,563.27, 10 underpaid…
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