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Information on the Queensland labour hire licensing scheme, including how to apply for a licence and your obligations under the Act.
Court issues fines of $245,000 to three parties for labour hire breaches
23 Sep 2021
Better Crop Management Pty Ltd, its director, Rodney Parker, and another man, Joseph Zappia, have been slapped with fines totalling almost a quarter of a million dollars for breaches of the Labour Hire Licensing Act 2017. This follows an appearance in the Ipswich Magistrates Court on 15 September 2021.
Qld’s labour hire scheme stamps out rogues
19 Apr 2021
On the third anniversary of Queensland’s nation-leading labour hire licensing laws, the state’s Industrial Relations Minister has once again called for national action to protect workers.
Chicken coup for Queensland’s Labour Hire Licensing Compliance Unit as another hefty fine gets dished out
19 Feb 2021
Another South-east Queensland company has been fined for providing labour hire without a licence.
Poultry processors fined more than $300,000 over unlicensed labour hire
17 Feb 2021
A number of unlicensed labour hire providers, and B&E Poultry (Qld) Pty Ltd, the poultry processor who engaged them to provide workers for its Ormeau factory when they did not have a labour hire licence, have received fines totalling $310,000.
Second anniversary report of Australia’s first labour hire licensing scheme
25 Nov 2020
Queensland’s labour hire licensing scheme is the first of its kind in Australia.
New public health direction for labour hire providers employing seasonal workers in Queensland
19 May 2020
A new public health direction has been made by the Chief Health Officer which impacts labour hire providers who employ seasonal workers in the agriculture industry in Queensland.