It seems this outfit likes to spread its wings of false hope and promises around the world…..
A COMPANY owned by Kevin Rudd’s wife put workers on individual contracts that stripped them of key award conditions.
A common law contract, obtained by the Herald Sun, removed penalty rates, overtime and allowances for an extra 45c an hour.
The deal offered a $30,000 annual salary, or $576.93 a week.
This is only marginally better than the $29,219 legal minimum ($560.11 a week) applying to the most junior class of worker in the industry.
The offer did not include meal and travel allowances or loadings for work performed outside normal hours.
Mr Rudd’s wife, Therese Rein, is a multi-millionaire businesswoman whose companies employ 1400 workers in Australia and Europe.
Her firm Ingeus is a global player in the employment and recruitment sector and last year achieved revenues exceeding $170 million.
WorkDirections Australia Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of Ingeus, took over Frankston company Your Employment Solutions last year and transferred its workers over to her business.
Last night, WorkDirections Australia admitted that workers had been underpaid.
After inquiries by the Herald Sun, a director said workers’ entitlements had been reinstated.
He said former staff were being traced so they could be reimbursed.
The revelation comes as Mr Rudd stakes his claim for the prime ministership on restoring fairness to industrial relations.
Ms Rein’s WorkDirections job contracts removed some of the very conditions her husband wants to give back to workers.
The Opposition Leader said in a recent speech that a Labor government would “restore the rights of working families to have proper access to penalty rates, overtime and shift allowances”.
A welcoming letter by WorkDirections to its entry level staff said: “Our absolute priority is to ensure you feel secure about your future, and you have a full understanding of how the transition affects you……
Hmmph, excuse me while I laugh.
Ingeus Does NOT Work 