The Federal Circuit Court has ordered David Leslie Hinchcliffe to pay $25,000 and his company Davdot Pty Ltd to pay $119,000 for underpaying three casual employees, two of whom were migrant workers, following legal action by the Fair Work Ombudsman.
Davdot admitted to underpaying three employees a total of $10,428 between October 2015 and August 2016. The three employees performed cleaning duties at various hotels at which Davdot Facilities Services held cleaning contracts.
Most of the underpayments related to a South Korean worker underpaid $8,294 for work performed at two hotels in Melbourne. The worker was in Australia on a bridging visa until becoming a permanent resident on 1 February 2016.
Fair Work Ombudsman Sandra Parker said the substantial penalties served as a warning for employers who fail to act on advice about workplace laws.
