date:Aug 19, 2014
mes two or more people sharing a single mattress.
Employees claimed that $100 a week was deducted from their wages to cover the accommodation, and they were told they would not receive work if they chose to live elsewhere.
The Fair Work Ombudsman found that the 10 employees had been underpaid a total of $20,250 between May and October, 2013. The amounts for individual workers ranged from $500 to $4300.
Inspectors found they should have been paid between $16.50 and $39 an hour, depending on th