Any advice on Employment 'rights' and sh*tty employers?

[WeirdNeville]

The initial message was deleted from this topic on 16 November 2014 at 13:21

[HenryJM]

What are you wanting, to force them to pay out the overtime instead of paid holiday?

Personally I wouldn't even try, if they are sponsoring the 457 and they are immune to persuasion then trying to force them could easily have a much worse outcome for you. If you do want to force them you need a lawyer (and possibly she needs another sponsor for her 457).

[Pommygranite]

For the sake of 90 days and money matters i'd suck it up then gtfo as soon as you can.

Starting lawyers/HR procedures etc although the 'right' thing to do the creation of bad will may be more costly. Perth is quite small and its quite common for an employer to ring another up on the side and ask what 'this person was like'.

Bush lawyer advice but just play the game until you can get out.

[PomBstard]

WeirdNeville said:

Oh, we're sucking up the weeks pay. No choice on that, sadly. Will be nice for her to have a week to chill out anyway.

It's more that we know things are about to get stty, and I like to know where I stand when things are going to get stty. If her employer starts handing us a $30k bill for relocation costs and refusing to pay flights, then I want to know who to call to put the fear on them in terms of them being allowed to employ people from overseas in future.

Not sure who to call, probably Immigration, as recent changes has made 457s harder, so if the company is reliant on using the system, they probably need to be careful. The company I've just left was pretty good in the way it handled visas and applications, very well aware of its reliance on using people for all over the globe, and still got a rap over the knuckles every now and then when a step was missed or used inappropriately. In any case, I'd get cracking with the PR application.

Regarding the actual problem, I'd be keeping contemporaneous notes of everything going on and check the wording of the contract/visa - if the company decides they don't need your wife any more, can they still claim the relocation expenses?

[StefanVXR8]

They are legally obliged to pay your return flights home, it's a condition of the 457 whether it runs its course or gets terminated early.

Stef

[Aussie dude]

Hiya, fair work australia can probably help you...or chambers of commerce.

[Hitch78]

StefanVXR8 said:

They are legally obliged to pay your return flights home, it's a condition of the 457 whether it runs its course or gets terminated early.

Stef

Does this count if you quit also? Or is it just in the case that they end it or it runs it term?

[StefanVXR8]

Hitch78 said:

StefanVXR8 said:

They are legally obliged to pay your return flights home, it's a condition of the 457 whether it runs its course or gets terminated early.

Stef

Does this count if you quit also? Or is it just in the case that they end it or it runs it term?

Good question, something in the back of my mind tells me it's a requirement in all scenarios.

Stef