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IT trainer faces court over underpayment claims

By Liz Tay on Jan 9, 2013 12:09PM
IT trainer faces court over underpayment claims

Fair Work Ombudsman prosecutes North Melbourne firm.

A Melbourne-based pair of IT training and consulting companies will face court next month over allegations they misclassified and underpaid two Indian nationals.

The Fair Work Ombudsman is prosecuting Konsulteq Pty Ltd and Konsulteq Upskilling & Training Services Pty Ltd, with a directions hearing scheduled to take place on February 11.

The companies were established in 2009 by Pradeep Gaur, who recalled having difficulty finding work due to language and cultural barriers after migrating to Australia from India in 2008.

Konsulteq Pty Ltd offers HR, ERP and customer-facing software, as well as app development, penetration testing and web development services to SMB clients.

It has four to five workers, who tend to be recruited from Konsulteq Upskilling & Training Services Pty Ltd (KUTS). The latter targets individuals seeking work experience.

The Fair Work Ombudsman alleged that Konsulteq and KUTS had misclassified two female employees – both Indian nationals – as independent contractors in 2010-2011, after an audit.

The workers were allegedly underpaid $717 and $16,571 respectively, with the Fair Work Ombudsman claiming “one of the employees was underpaid her minimum wages and … [the other] was not paid any wages during a training program”.

Breaches relating to keeping employment records, issuing payslips, falsification of records and unlawful termination were also alleged.

Maximum penalties for each breach range up to $6600 for individuals and $33,000 for corporations.

Gaur said Konsulteq had completed projects for real estate companies, a dairy company and small businesses seeking to establish a web presence.

KUTS has turned over 80 to 90 students in its three years of operation, he said.

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