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Luxury items seized after failure to pay penalties / Host businesses focus of new LHA advertising campaign.

LHA identifies individual living the high life after failing to pay penalties imposed by the Supreme Court.

Licence fraud can include businesses providing a fabricated licence or bank statement.

The campaign runs across digital, social media and press channels until June.

LHA will be exhibiting at two major industry expos and will hold webinars for hosts in the horticulture and meat processing industries.

LHA highlights licensing actions each month, to increase industry transparency and to inform and assist businesses with compliance.

Day of action in horticulture identifies alleged non-compliance / Important changes for security industry coming in June

Alleged non-compliance included unlicensed labour hire and illegal phoenix activity.

The changes include new licensing requirements for independent contractors and additional reporting requirements when subcontracting.

The right advice is essential for labour hire providers to meet their legal obligations.

Review your saved payment information to avoid any disruption to your licence.

March’s engagement activities included regional sessions in Cobram and Wodonga for hosts and providers.

LHA highlights licensing actions each month, to increase industry transparency and to inform and assist businesses with compliance.

Legal action against director for alleged lies / Company and director face legal action for allegedly advertising and providing unlicensed labour hire services

The four charges carry a maximum combined penalty of over $110,000.

The business allegedly promoted labour hire services in the horticulture industry before and after applying for a labour hire licence.

Hosts and providers should work together to ensure suitable employment and support is offered to workers returning from an injury.

In February, LHA held regional sessions in Werribee and Geelong, and a webinar for new providers.

LHA highlights licensing actions each month, to increase industry transparency and to inform and assist businesses with compliance.

Victoria’s Labour Hire Authority (LHA) has filed four criminal charges against a company director for allegedly repeatedly providing information to LHA that he knew to be false or misleading.

Horticulture company penalised / Construction review recommends stronger LHA powers / New year reminders

The company had failed to notify LHA of changes in directors, and that a director was not a fit and proper person.

Recommendations include changes to the ‘fit and proper person’ test and increasing LHA’s ability to publish information around compliance actions.

Take a moment to check your business details and start 2025 on the right foot.

The program for 2025 includes sessions for new and established labour hire businesses, and industry-specific events.

LHA highlights licensing actions each month, to increase industry transparency and to inform and assist businesses with compliance.