Here on a working holiday visa, and was naively taken advantage of at my first job, alongside many others that were also working without pay. Will Fair Work do anything if I report this?
The owner has paid me for 3 out of 7 days I worked for her. Fortunately I quit before i worked many more hours unpaid; however, i spoke with another girl that works there (also on a whv) that is missing $3000 of her pay, but is afraid to quit for reasons i won’t share.
I am in utter disbelief that her business is still running, as I believe she is not paying every single one of her employees, all which are here on working holiday visas and likely also desperate for work, which ends up costing them. She would tell me every day “I’ll pay you tomorrow” but the pay would never come. I heard the same story from another employee. Will anything be done about this if I report to Fair Work? I feel discouraged reading things that say nothing will happen. After all, I did not sign a contract and there is no legal record of my employment so I don’t have much proof, aside from texts between me and the owner.