Fair Work audit finds Victorian horse racing industry rife with underpayment

An investigation by the Fair Work Ombudsman has revealed 69% of Victorian horse racing businesses are non-compliant with their workplace obligations. The rate of compliance is the worst of three states audited in a recent national campaign by the Ombudsman, with businesses in New South Wales and Queensland recording compliance rates of 86% and 76% […]

Yolanda Redrup 28 January, 2014

An investigation by the Fair Work Ombudsman has revealed 69% of Victorian horse racing businesses are non-compliant with their workplace obligations.

The rate of compliance is the worst of three states audited in a recent national campaign by the Ombudsman, with businesses in New South Wales and Queensland recording compliance rates of 86% and 76% respectively.

The Fair Work Ombudsman has warned horse trainers to double-check the wage rates of their strappers and stable hands, as 15 horse trainers were found to have underpaid a total of 61 of their employees by almost $40,000.