May 4 Federal Court - Lodgement of Outworker Test Cases.
The TCFUA on behalf of 8 outworkers will be taking clothing companies to
court to claim their award entitlements which will have national significance.
These historic test cases will be the first time in Australia and perhaps
the world that Outworkers will be claiming their legal award entitlements.
In Victoria with no state awards or any laws protecting outworkers it will
be a significant test for the courts to see if they are willing to examine
how outwork fits into the modern definition of work.
It is hoped it will put an end to the extreme lengths employers go to put
in place sham arrangements that give outworkers $3.50 an hour and get away
with it. The test cases will challenge the premise that outworkers are
contractors just because employers call them contractors.
The workers will be asking the court to find them employees and in the
alternative arguement will be asking the court to find them independent
contractors but entitled to fair contracts and the same entitlements as
other employees.
Supporters are asked to meet outside the Federal Court - Cnr Latrobe and
William Sts
12.30 pm for 30 minutes.
To celebrate this historic occasion and these brave workers who are
stepping where
few vulnerable workers have dared to tread.
Annie Delaney
Outwork Coordinator
TCFUA.
LL.VE
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