A massage parlor in Victoria has been accused of withholding a Chinese employee for more than A $13000, paying only part of her fee for each massage, Aussie news agency reported.
A massage parlor in Victoria has been charged with withholding a Chinese employee's salary of A $13522 and paying her only part of the service charge.
Australian holding company Austop Natural Therapy and Supplies Pty Ltd (Austop) was brought before the Federal Circuit Court by (Fair Work Ombudsman), the Fairwork Commissioner, to stand trial in the Federal Circuit Court of (Federal Circuit Court). The company runs a massage parlor in Baxsmarsh (Bacchus Marsh) Yin's Chinese Massage, had previously run another massage establishment in (Ballarat) Balarat under the same trade name.
The Office of the Fair work Commissioner said that between December 2016 and July 2017, Austop had withheld the salary of a Chinese employee, who could only receive a percentage of the total massage price for each massage he took in Balarat. Instead of paying the hourly salary according to her entitlements.
As a result, her normal hourly salary, overtime pay, weekend and public holiday overtime pay (penalty rates, penalty rate), pension and annual leave entitlements are said to be too low.
In addition, the company reportedly failed to ensure that she would not work for more than six days in a row.
The Chinese employee, who holds an Australian work and vacation visa, has been in touch with the Office of the Fair work Commissioner.
The office will also charge AuStop with failing to pay employees wages in violation of workplace law.
The office will sue accounting firm Keith Golding & Associates, for having knowingly provided inspectors with false or misleading records, including payroll.
It is reported that the instruction hearing will be held on April 30 in Melbourne Federal Circuit Court. (Cheng Pui-Yan)
