EMPLOYEES at Suntop Solar Farm near Wellington have been back-paid more than $100,000 after a system error saw meal breaks incorrectly applied to their wage.
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The Electrical Trades Union investigation showed employees engaged by labour hire firm Spinifex Recuriting were not paid for the 20 minute overtime meal break they were entitled to under the award.
A spokesperson for Spinifex Recruiting said it was a "system error in regard to overtime and how meal breaks were applied."
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"Once it was identified it was fixed straight away."
Electricial Trades Union NSW and ACT branch deputy secretary Allen Hicks said it was as a result of their investigation $102,082.53 had been paid back to staff.
"This is a win for our members but our work doesn't stop here ... we will continue to expose clean energy's dirty secrets by keeping a close eye on solar farms across the state," he said.
"The ETU will not stop fighting on behalf of our members, holding companies and their contractors to account when they fail to meet their obligations."
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Lynn Rayner
I am the editor of the Daily Liberal, Mailbox Shopper, Western Magazine and associated western publications (Wellington Times and Narromine News which are both online only publications). I have been the editor for three years. I have been a journalist for 15 years and was formally the digital specialist for the Western NSW area assisting with digital coverage and growth across 13 mastheads, including the three dailies. Before that I worked as a journalist in Lithgow and Mudgee covering a number of different rounds. I established the social media accounts in Lithgow and took an interest in the digital aspects of the paper. I started my journalism career at the former Myall Coast Nota based as the journalist-in-charge at Tea Gardens while also working part time in Forster as the council reporter for the Great Lakes Advocate.
I am the editor of the Daily Liberal, Mailbox Shopper, Western Magazine and associated western publications (Wellington Times and Narromine News which are both online only publications). I have been the editor for three years. I have been a journalist for 15 years and was formally the digital specialist for the Western NSW area assisting with digital coverage and growth across 13 mastheads, including the three dailies. Before that I worked as a journalist in Lithgow and Mudgee covering a number of different rounds. I established the social media accounts in Lithgow and took an interest in the digital aspects of the paper. I started my journalism career at the former Myall Coast Nota based as the journalist-in-charge at Tea Gardens while also working part time in Forster as the council reporter for the Great Lakes Advocate.
