Employment Law – Background
In March 2015, the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) brought a case against Quest South Perth Holdings Pty Ltd (Quest) for breaches of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (the Act). In a long-running legal saga, the Federal Court found that Quest and Contracting Solutions Pty Ltd had not contravened the Act by moving employees onto independent contractor arrangements. By the end of 2015, the High Court of Australia overturned the Federal Court ruling and therefore found Quest had engaged employees in a ‘triangular’ sham contracting arrangement. [...]
