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Old 18-12-2006, 12:14 AM   #1
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Hoping someone might be able so give me some advice as what to do. I got a job last Friday (8th) and I did a days work with another person who was training me how to do the job. I did the days work and decided that the pay ($28) wasnt worth the amount of hard labor involved and I told that to my employer who then said that I won't be getting paid for the days work that I did because I was being trained and I needed to do a whole week to be paid. Is that true? And can he not pay me? I told him that I did a days work and I should get a days pay and he said fair enough and to email him my bank details and he will deposit the money on Thurday. Well he didnt and is just leading me on and wasting my time by telling me details I sent him were incorrect when they were correct and then he said there will be a $5 admin fee when he previously didnt mention this before. I told him that he didnt mention that there would be a $5 fee and he replyed with "You didnt mention you would only be working for one day".

What should I do or say to get him to pay me? Any help would be much appreciated.

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Old 18-12-2006, 12:19 AM   #2
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So hang on, you worked for a day, didnt like the pay so you left the job? That right. Just trying to work it out for myself as your post is a bit confusing.

If Ive got it right, I wouldnt bother. Its $28, just walk away. I'm owed a lot of money from 2 previous employers but I know I won't see a cent of it, it's just not worth it.
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Old 18-12-2006, 12:23 AM   #3
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Ohh please... the employer is crappy, it is not the system or anything to do with a political party in this situation. :

The employer is probably annoyed he spent the time to hire and train you (which would have meant the other employee training you would not have been working to their capacity) and you decide after this that you dont like the pay and dont want to continue. Dont get me wrong, I understand where you are coming from, but it is probably a bigger pain for him and would have been a bigger loss $$ wise to him than the $28 is to you.
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Considering he was doing hard labour, how much training is involved? Not much I'd say. If you worked a whole day, you should be paid for a whole day. Sounds like rubbish you'd have to work for a week to get paid. The training "pay rate" sounds like a way to scam new employees.

At one of my jobs, I make a few bucks less per hour - the job? Dockhand for a road transport company - unskilled job that involves lifting. We don't pay new workers a training rate either.
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Ohh please... the employer is crappy, it is not the system or anything to do with a political party in this situation. :

The employer is probably annoyed he spent the time to hire and train you (which would have meant the other employee training you would not have been working to their capacity) and you decide after this that you dont like the pay and dont want to continue. Dont get me wrong, I understand where you are coming from, but it is probably a bigger pain for him and would have been a bigger loss $$ wise to him than the $28 is to you.
Was about to say the same thing. I've started a few jobs and left after one day and never asked for a cent. Too much hassle for next to zero reward.

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Not the point if its worth it or not,he owes you and you make him pay.
$28 for a days pay? christ that slave wages,if it was me Id drag him down to the blood bank,sell some of his blood and pocket the money.
but thats just me.
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$28 for a days work? what were you doing delivering junk mail?
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This is illegal in Victoria. He MUST pay you according to the award or workplace agreement applicable to that job.
$28 would be 1 or 2 hours pay at most. I don't know of any award that says you don't get paid till you've worked a full week. Also the $5 "admin fee" is illegal. He cannot charge you to deposit your pay. If he is copping a bank fee or whatever that is his problem, not yours.
I would contact Wageline immediately and let them sort it out for you.
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Yeah, what Kaptn said... Minimum wage is $12.75 an hour, get on to Wageline.

For $28, you could walk away and save the hassle, but I'd do it on principle.
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A day's work deserves a day's pay IMO. I wouldnt bother spending too much time to chase down $28 but in the principle of the matter i'd be following it up.

Was the employment legit? i.e. you provided your tax file number, were paid super etc etc
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Old 18-12-2006, 10:11 AM   #13
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Hoping someone might be able so give me some advice as what to do. I got a job last Friday (8th) and I did a days work with another person who was training me how to do the job. I did the days work and decided that the pay ($28) wasnt worth the amount of hard labor involved and I told that to my employer who then said that I won't be getting paid for the days work that I did because I was being trained and I needed to do a whole week to be paid. Is that true? And can he not pay me? I told him that I did a days work and I should get a days pay and he said fair enough and to email him my bank details and he will deposit the money on Thurday. Well he didnt and is just leading me on and wasting my time by telling me details I sent him were incorrect when they were correct and then he said there will be a $5 admin fee when he previously didnt mention this before. I told him that he didnt mention that there would be a $5 fee and he replyed with "You didnt mention you would only be working for one day".

What should I do or say to get him to pay me? Any help would be much appreciated.
You have a number of options , the best is walk away , now the $28,00 is for a day or an hour ?
one of them would be acceptable but 28 for a day ?
what aren't you telling us ?
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Did you establish the $ pay rate before starting work? Like others have said it sounds like you've only worked 2 hours.. or you've accepted a job on $3.70 an hr which is an illegal pay rate anyway.....



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its the principal we all work hard for our money the government changing workplace laws maybe that has something to do with it, I wouldnt work for that its awful how would you even live on that crappy wage with everything going up maybe you would get more on the dole no wonder people dont wanna work if they kicked in the guts good onya howard my hubby is on $26 hr so we are lucky thats for casual ,now he has been in his job 3 months his pay will drop $5 an hr when he goes on fulltime so is it worth going on fulltime or not the government are to blame I think
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Hang on, is it $28/hr? Then you would be owed around $200...

(NC Steve, I also sent a PM with some more practical advice.)
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its the principal we all work hard for our money the government changing workplace laws maybe that has something to do with it, I wouldnt work for that its awful how would you even live on that crappy wage with everything going up maybe you would get more on the dole no wonder people dont wanna work if they kicked in the guts good onya howard my hubby is on $26 hr so we are lucky thats for casual ,now he has been in his job 3 months his pay will drop $5 an hr when he goes on fulltime so is it worth going on fulltime or not the government are to blame I think
This has nothing to do with the new workplace laws, if he's being paid $28 per day its an illegal rate anyway as its below the minimum legal wage rate.
If he knew the pay was only $28 per day he could have said no to the job.
Casual wages have allways been higher than full time employment rates to compensate for the "casual" nature of the work. 3 month on casual wages to prove your ability then onto full time wages at a slightly lower rate has been going on for decades.... its perfectly legal, and reasonable IMO, and its got NOTHING to do with the Govt.



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its the principal we all work hard for our money the government changing workplace laws maybe that has something to do with it, I wouldnt work for that its awful how would you even live on that crappy wage with everything going up maybe you would get more on the dole no wonder people dont wanna work if they kicked in the guts good onya howard my hubby is on $26 hr so we are lucky thats for casual ,now he has been in his job 3 months his pay will drop $5 an hr when he goes on fulltime so is it worth going on fulltime or not the government are to blame I think
Riiigghhht... intelligent comment... even after deciphering it through the lack of punctuation...

Dont get me started about people who make bad choices in their lives and who then blame to government for their problems.
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good onya howard my hubby is on $26 hr so we are lucky thats for casual ,now he has been in his job 3 months his pay will drop $5 an hr when he goes on fulltime so is it worth going on fulltime or not the government are to blame I think
This has nothing to do with Jackboot Johny. If he was a casual employee the extra $5 is because he did'nt get Public holiday, annual leave or sick pay. I assume he's now a full time employee he gets all the above benefits.

And dont complain about the (now) $21per hour. That still works out to about $800 for a 38hr week!!
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This has everything to do with the John Howard.

John Howard is short! And everyone knows short people cannot be trusted! Would you leave your wife and your car keys in the hands of a jockey? NO! Hell no! and you know why. Cause the creepy little bastard is sure to bonk your missus like pharlap in the melbourne cup and drive off in your car! They have strange and unusual habits short people. They can lie to you easily, because at their low vantage point noone expects them to look you in the eye! Crafty and deceitful.

What australia needs now is tall people, to bring back honesty, love and understanding back to us. And noone is taller then that 9 foot high bald pot farmer known as Peter Garret! Once he is installed in power, its quite obvious that all our problems will be solved, especially the one from the thread starter about... whatever his problem was that I didnt read. Didnt have to! Cause whatever it was, everyone knows it was caused by a short bastard.
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What australia needs now is tall people, to bring back honesty, love and understanding back to us. And noone is taller then that 9 foot high bald pot farmer known as Peter Garret! Once he is installed in power, its quite obvious that all our problems will be solved, especially the one from the thread starter about... whatever his problem was that I didnt read. Didnt have to! Cause whatever it was, everyone knows it was caused by a short bastard.
Peter Garret may make a nice front-man for the job dave, but we ALL know that you'll be the one calling the shots.

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Hang on, is it $28/hr? Then you would be owed around $200...

(NC Steve, I also sent a PM with some more practical advice.)
ye i was wondering about that if it 28 hr that is good moneey in anybodys laungage wish i could get a job that paid that would not care how hard the work was within reason of course
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There are no donkeys in the national party! everyone knows that.

just because theres a few horses A**ses in there dont assume that other forms of equine are present!
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This has everything to do with the John Howard.

John Howard is short! And everyone knows short people cannot be trusted! Would you leave your wife and your car keys in the hands of a jockey? NO! Hell no! and you know why. Cause the creepy little bastard is sure to bonk your missus like pharlap in the melbourne cup and drive off in your car! They have strange and unusual habits short people. They can lie to you easily, because at their low vantage point noone expects them to look you in the eye! Crafty and deceitful.

What australia needs now is tall people, to bring back honesty, love and understanding back to us. And noone is taller then that 9 foot high bald pot farmer known as Peter Garret! Once he is installed in power, its quite obvious that all our problems will be solved, especially the one from the thread starter about... whatever his problem was that I didnt read. Didnt have to! Cause whatever it was, everyone knows it was caused by a short bastard.
A bleak picture to be sure!!!!
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