Employer fined $17,000 after worker sacked via SMS

A NSW childcare provider has been fined nearly 17 thousand dollars for underpaying an employee for 15 months and then sacking her via a phone-text message.

Workplace Ombudsman Nicholas Wilson says V and K Holdings trading as Active Kids Centres of Excellence, underpaid the vulnerable worker more than five thousand dollars.

Over 15 months, the low-paid worker was underpaid her wages, overtime, accrued annual leave, leave loading and sick-leave entitlements.

And she didn't receive payment in lieu of notice when the company terminated her employment via text message.

source