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Law allows Myer to outsource responsibility for labour hire workers

  • Written by The Conversation
imageMyer uses a labour hire firm to supply its store cleaners.Julian Smith/AAP

When cleaners for Myer last week called the retail giant out for underpaying them, it wasn’t the first time.

The cleaners were hired as independent contractors by Myer supplier Spotless, and subsequently assigned to work for Myer. The department store released a...

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