Workers get backpay

Workers at the Suntop Solar Farm near Wellington have been back paid thousands of dollars after employers allegedly failed to pay staff for specific overtime breaks.



It’s reported that an investigation by the Electrical Trades Union, found Spinifex Recruitment – hired by the farm site company, wasn’t paying casual electrical workers the 20-minute overtime meal break.



The Union’s Deputy Secretary for NSW & ACT, Allen Hicks says: “As a result of our investigation, $102,082.53 has been back paid to staff employed at Suntop Solar Farm.