Case Study: Real Estate Company avoids Fair Work risk with Happy HR

Real Estate Company - Customer Case Study

Real Estate Company faced a Fair Work compliance issue after a Melbourne real estate business underpaid a 28-year-old visa-holder just $9 an hour, wrongly classifying him as an intern. Happy HR helped highlight the workplace obligations involved and the importance of correctly understanding award rates, minimum entitlements, and employee classification under the relevant award and NES.

With Happy HR’s support, including guidance from its HR consultants and Premium Services for Award Interpretations, the business could have avoided the claim by paying the correct minimum wage and classifying the worker properly. The case resulted in $5,000 in back-pay, and Happy HR notes that for a 50-person company this represents an estimated ROI equivalent to 8.4 years of savings plus significant administrative time saved.