A Sydney childcare operator allegedly failed to pay two migrant workers any wages for a year under the guise of an "unpaid work experience" scheme.
The Fair Work Ombudsman has begun legal action against Sydney man Jan Shang, who owns and operates the Joys Child Care centre in Parramatta, and his company Joys Child Care Limited.
The Fair Work Ombudsman alleges two childcare workers were paid nothing despite being entitled to a total of $54,752 in wages, public holiday and annual leave entitlements for a year’s work they performed at Joys Child Care between February 2016 and February 2017.
It is alleged that one of the workers, aged 42, was a full-time employee and was entitled to have been paid $35,062 and the other, aged 25, was a part-time employee and was entitled to $19,690.
Mr Shang faces a maximum penalty of $6300 and Joys Child Care Limited faces a maximum penalty of $31,500.
The Fair Work Ombudsman is also seeking Court Orders for Mr Shang and his company to back-pay the employees in full and for Mr Shang to register with the My Account service at www.fairwork.gov.au and complete the education courses for employers in the Online Learning Centre.
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