A hospitality worker who lost her job at a popular Hobart pub has filed an unfair dismissal claim, alleging her employment was terminated after she questioned why she was asked to work an extra 15 hours per week to receive the Federal Government’s JobKeeper payment.
Key points:
- Emma Scealy worked at Customs House for over a year before her employment was terminated
- She had been told she would be kept on the books through the JobKeeper scheme
- Her employment was terminated after she inquired about having to work up to 25 hours a week cleaning
Customs House told staff in late March it would “determine which staff we keep on” as the coronavirus pandemic swept through the industry, but some staff would be let go because of cas