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Issues identified during recent visits to Murray Region farms demonstrated how important it is for hosts to understand who is working at their farms and under what conditions and, as a result, avoid contravention of labour hire laws.
Providers who no longer wish to provide labour hire services can cancel their licence through their nominated officer’s LHLO account.
While objections to a labour hire provider’s application do not guarantee that a provider’s application will be refused, it is important that all parties understand the process and their rights.
We all know labour hire providers have to meet certain requirements, but what about hosts? If you are confused about hosting labour hire workers in your business, here’s a quick FAQ to help you.
The LHA will be following up information identified during recent visits to farms in Shepparton indicating non-compliance with providers’ legal obligations relating to minimum accommodation standards, migration laws and worker entitlements.
Following the refusal of one licence application and the cancellation of another licence, the LHA is urging all security industry providers to review their contract rates to ensure they can sustainably meet their legal obligations.
The LHA is pleased to report our progress with improving the integrity in the labour hire industry.