16 Dec 2020
Flight Centre may have been benefiting financially from so-called “buzz nights” that saw employees receive unpaid training.
The information has emerged as part of a court case launched by trade union
Together Queensland on behalf of five ex-Flight Centre staffers over alleged underpayment to the tune of $250,000.
The case was launched by Together Queensland, based on the advice of Maurice Blackburn Lawyers, which investigated the employee records of the five ex-Flight Centre employees.
The investigation found that Flight Centre failed to pay minimum wages, penalty and overtime rates, annual leave and leave loading at the correct rate to the five employees who have come forward, and did not provide the correct rest and meal breaks, according to Together Queensland.
15 Dec 2020
Five ex-Flight Centre staffers have finally got their chance to take on the ASX-listed company in court over alleged underpayment.
The legal action, which was
launched by trade union Together Queensland in April last year, claims Flight Centre is guilty of systematic underpayment over a six-year period and owes the five former employees approximately $250,000.
The case was launched by Together Queensland, based on the advice of Maurice Blackburn Lawyers, which investigated the employee records of the five ex-Flight Centre employees.
The investigation found that Flight Centre failed to pay minimum wages, penalty and overtime rates, annual leave and leave loading at the correct rate to the five employees who have come forward, and did not provide the correct rest and meal breaks, according to Together Queensland.
Flight Centre in court for alleged underpayment of staff through dubious pay system
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The case is being brought by the Together Union on behalf of workers who say they were underpaid a total of $200,000 over a series of years.
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Five former employees of Flight Centre have told the first day of a trial in the Federal Circuit Court in Brisbane they were pressured to attend after-work functions and expected to do unpaid overtime.
Key points:
Flight Centre allegedly breached the Fair Work Act by failing to pay the appropriate annual leave and loadings on overtime
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Subscriber only Travel giant Flight Centre has been accused of underpaying workers, not allowing adequate breaks and forcing them to attend motivational buzz nights to discuss sales. The Federal Circuit Court on Monday heard the Brisbane-based company allegedly breached provisions of the Fair Work Act by not paying required loadings on overtime and annual leave of up to 200 percent of the base rate. The case is being prosecuted by the Together Union on behalf of five former Flight Centre workers. Former Gold Coast-based sales agent Troy Dorosz said no one left work before 5.30pm even though most of the company s outlets closed for the day at that time.