THE Fair Work Ombudsman has taken legal action against a Logan electrical contracting company for allegedly ignoring an order to compensate an unfairly dismissed refrigeration and air-conditioning mechanic.
Logan City Electrical Service Division Pty Ltd and the company’s sole director Peter Burnitt is expected to face proceedings at the Federal Circuit Court in Brisbane on June 25 for allegedly contravening workplace laws and not complying with a Fair Work Commission order.
The legal action comes after the Fair Work Commission made an order for Logan City Electrical to pay $21,505 in compensation to a former employee last year.
Fair Work Ombudsman Natalie James said maximum financial penalties of up to $63,000 and $12,600 could be imposed.
“The Fair Work Commission is a fundamental part of the workplace relations system and it is contemptuous for parties bound by obligations it orders to ignore them,” she said.
“Those parties need to take their obligations under the orders seriously and need to know that the Fair Work Office will take action to uphold them.”
