Welcome to labour hire licensing news in Queensland. Queensland’s labour hire licensing scheme continues to achieve significant outcomes in protecting vulnerable workers and ensuring the integrity of the labour hire industry. It does this by working closely with stakeholders, other regulators and the community.
This quarter, we highlight the licensing, compliance and enforcement actions taken by the Labour Hire Licensing Compliance Unit (LHLCU), including important collaborations across the sector. We also provide guidance to users of labour hire services about how they can ensure that they are complying with their obligations and protect themselves from unscrupulous operators.
Licensing update July to September 2024
- 224 licence applications submitted
- 226 licences granted
- 1032 licence renewals granted
- 7 licence applications refused (including 2 refused renewals) and 7 licences cancelled
Licensed labour hire providers that do not comply with their obligations may have their licence suspended or cancelled. The licensing action report from July to September 2024 includes labour hire licences suspended by the LHCLU and labour hire licences cancelled by the LHLCU.
Read about the LHLCU’s ongoing collaboration with the Fair Work Ombudsman; working with the Australian Border Force in Bowen, Ayr and Gumlu; and engaging with industry in the Moreton Bay and Sunshine Coast Regional Council areas.
Queensland’s labour hire licensing scheme has prosecuted 26 companies and individuals for breaches of the Act with fines totalling $1.895m imposed by the courts. Some recent notable prosecutions are detailed in this article, reflecting the effectiveness of the scheme in enforcing its legislation.
Users of labour hire services must ensure that they only use licensed labour hire providers. There are also other steps they can take to help protect workers from exploitation and to make sure that unscrupulous providers do not take advantage of their business.
