Legal Obligations For The Labour Hire Industry

Alpha Force welcome the recent findings in a report released by the Australian Industry Group, regarding legal obligations for the labour hire industry in Australia.

Like any other legal industry operating within the country, the labour hire sector is not exempt from the industrial relations laws. Therefore, labour hire companies in Australia must adhere to legal obligations ensuring the interests of stakeholders are protected.

In almost all Australian states, labour hire companies only need to comply with the regular state and federal workplace relations system without additional legal obligations. As is the case with other employers, these laws ensure that the welfare of workers is adequately protected.

Legal Obligations

The employer legal obligations that labour hire companies need to adhere to in Australia are as follows:

Providing worker entitlements in accordance to the National Employment Standards (NES) and relevant modern awards for the work a worker is engaged in – at the minimum. Otherwise labour hire firms could be liable to Huge fines from the Workplace Ombudsman for non-compliance.
Providing Worker’s Compensation Insurance for all their employees. In addition, labour hire companies are also legally obligated to pay Superannuation to casual staff at the prevailing rate (which is 9.5% as of May 2019).
On-hire companies are not allowed to generally apply the enterprise agreements of host organisations to their workers. They can, however, provide terms and conditions like those contained in the enterprise agreement of a host organisation to their workers. But they still must ensure their on-hire employees get at least the minimum NES and modern award entitlements.
Both the on-hire firm and host organisation are obliged by the law to ensure workplace health and safety for workers.

Alpha Force Is 100% Legally Compliant

It’s clear that labour hire companies must follow the law just like any other Australian employer. As with all industries, there are a few dodgy players. Unfortunately they put a stain on the sector’s general reputation with their shady practises.

When you work with Alpha Force, you have our guarantee that all our operations are above board and legally compliant. We ensure that legal compliance always remains at the core of our customer service.

You can count on us to provide you with high-quality and legal on-hire workers for a variety of industries. Including general labouring, renders, carpenters, formworks and more.

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