Stephen Smith (Perth, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Industry, Infrastructure and Industrial Relations) Share this | Hansard source

My question is also to the Prime Minister and again refers to Mr Shane Denning. Is the Prime Minister aware that Shane’s contract with BM Sydney Building Materials provided that Shane was responsible for remitting GST to the Australian Taxation Office, for his own superannuation, his own workers compensation and public liability insurance and providing his own protective work gear? Is the Prime Minister also aware that Shane worked effectively as an employee, working regular hours Monday to Friday, under the direct supervision and control of his employer? Isn’t it the case that the Prime Minister’s independent contractors legislation takes away the protections, currently available to Shane under New South Wales state law, to be treated fairly as an employee and not as a sham contractor?

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