Plumbing boss took on casual worker with no contract and withheld wages
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The ERA ordered MNM Plumbing to pay wage arrears of $864. The company must also pay $1200 in penalties. These orders followed the employment of a casual worker who had no contract. The worker also sought $50,000 in damages for health and safety. However, the authority rejected that specific claim.
The ERA ordered MNM Plumbing to pay $1200 in penalties and $864 in wage arrears, but rejected the worker's $50,000 health and safety damages claim.