Finding reliable and trustworthy tradespeople is at the crux of any home project, no matter whether you’re building, renovating or needing a simple day job done. While most tradies do the right thing, consumers often come to us about the unscrupulous operators who don’t. Issues can arise when consumers accept tradespeople on face value and pay large amounts of money as a deposit – but the work is...

The average price of regular unleaded petrol (ULP) is set to increase by over 22 cents per litre (cpl) to 164.1 cpl tomorrow, so FuelWatch is encouraging Perth drivers, if they can, to fill up today to save money. FuelWatch advises that on Wednesday 15 September 2021, most branded retailers are hiking their ULP price: BP and Coles Express hiking by between 36-40 cpl up to 178.9 cpl; 7-Eleven and...

Letters advising of new ticket scalping laws sent to seven online re-sellers Action to be taken against individuals and companies who breach the laws Consumers advised to buy tickets only from authorised agents Consumer Protection has put ticket re-sellers on notice as new scalping laws in WA take effect from today. Notices have been sent to seven online re-sellers advising them of the new laws...

Ticket scalping to be illegal in WA after passing of legislation in Parliament New rules for on-selling of event tickets will limit profit to 10 per cent Heavy penalties for those who break the law Legislation in place in time for WA to host the AFL Grand Final Ticket scalping will be illegal in Western Australia after legislation introduced by the McGowan Government passed State Parliament,...

A recent compliance matter that started with an anonymous report of wage theft has resulted in Private Sector Labour Relations industrial inspectors recovering over $17,000 in underpayments. The employer, who runs a regional accommodation business, conducted a self-audit after being contacted by an industrial inspector. The audit found that more than 30 employees, including chefs, wait and...

Children working at the Perth Royal Show It is nearly time for the Perth Royal Show, and Wageline is giving a timely reminder to all business owners, parents and young workers about children working at the Royal Show. There are restrictions on the ages children can work in Western Australia, and these laws apply to all workplaces including retail outlets, mobile food vans, and amusement rides at...

With the AFL Grand Final now confirmed to take place at Optus Stadium in Perth on 25 September 2021, Consumer Protection is reminding footy fans to only buy tickets from authorised sellers to avoid the disappointment of being turned away from the game.

Poor oversight and defects at homes in Two Rocks and Mindarie Building Services Board finds the company breached building registration laws Petra Dwelling is no longer a registered building contractor Lack of management and supervision of construction projects in Two Rocks and Mindarie has led to a $5,000 fine for a former registered building company. The Building Services Board found that Petra...

SAT finds that Mr Martincic allowed unsupervised and non-compliant building work Building and Energy investigation finds numerous defects at 10 worksites M3’s other director and a supervisor also previously fined at the SAT A former director of M3 Building and Construction Pty Ltd (M3) has been ordered to pay $18,000 in fines and costs in the latest outcome relating to the now-defunct Perth...

Wageline has published new WA award summaries for the two WA awards that cover employees working in local government authorities in the state industrial relations system. The WA award summaries for the Local Government Officers Award and the Municipal Employees Award are now available on the WA award summaries page.

Wageline has a range of resources in languages other than English to help employees resolve underpayments and report wage theft. The Report Wage Theft website at www.wagetheft.wa.gov.au has information in Arabic, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Italian, Korean, Vietnamese and English that assists Western Australian workers with how to: seek help with resolving an underpayment issue or...