So my mother works at a day care, that happens to be a Jewish day care. The employees are treated very poorly (in fact illegally), but the worst offense of all has to do with leave. Employees, whether they're of the faith or not, are forced to take leave on Jewish holidays, and this comes out of their regular leave, whether they like it or not.
They used to do something even worse. On public holidays employees were made to work for free, because 'The Jewish holidays we pay you for make up for these holidays, we just trade them'. It is suspected this was reported by an employee, and so they changed it to the above.
Once, an employee was forced to take leave on a regular day because she was 'Not really needed on that day'.
Am I right in saying that's totally illegal? When the employees speak up, they are told their contracts allow them to do this, and are told if they don't like it, they're welcome to leave.
Everyone is to scared to do anything about it, and so I filled out an anonymous report online. My mother told me not to send it (she thinks they'll somehow know it's her son out of the 30 odd employees), so before I do, I'd like some advice or some suggestions.
So yeah, what's your take on this?
No-one here can say for sure becuase no one knows what the employment contract says.
Best you contact Fair Work Australia and ask. I have contacted them before, employer doesn't need to know.