A Victorian horticulture company and its director was fined recently for engaging seven unlicensed labour hire providers to source workers for orchards in the Cobram area of Victoria, Australia.
The Labour Hire Licensing Authority is taking action against subcontracting companies in an effort to protect workers and improve fairness in the industry.
Australia’s Labour Hire Authority (LHA) launched legal action against a horticulture provider in the state of Victoria, alleging it subcontracted to unlicensed labour hire providers to provide workers to orchards.