Two businessmen of Indian origin have been penalised in the Federal Circuit Court for the exploitation of 11 workers.
The Fair Work Commission found that 11 cleaners at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) were shortchanged $37,471 after AFL matches in 2014.
The cleaners were paid flat rates of between $18 and $25 an hour - wages lower than legal Australian standards taking into account casual loading, weekend rates and overtime.
The contractor ISS Facility Services Australia Limited was fined $132,217 in the Federal Circuit Court for its part in the underpayment.
The court also imposed penalties of $17,926 against each of the former owner-operators of subcontractor First Group of Companies Pty Ltd – Sharad Patel and Sidarth Luthra – for their involvement in sham contracting, the frequency of pay and pay slip contraventions by their company, according to the Fair Work Ombudsman.
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