Alinta Apparel
Adero Law is currently undertaking due diligence investigations into Alinta Australia Pty Ltd (ACN 125 486 900) (Alinta Apparel) for purported misclassification and underpayment of entitlements to staff.
Alinta Apparel is a school uniform manufacturer, which operates school uniform stores on school campuses and external retail stores across Australia.
Former and Current Employees have reported to Adero Law that the following practices may have occurred at Alinta Apparel stores:
- engaging employees under the Educational Services (Schools) General Staff Award 2020, rather than the General Retail Industry Award 2020;
- Failing to make proper payments under the Award regarding minimum shift or ‘short shift’ entitlements;
- Failing to make proper payments under the Award of employee entitlements such as:
- Travel allowances;
- Uniform allowances; and
- Laundry allowances.
- Requiring staff to complete work during meal breaks without providing additional compensation; and
- other purported breaches of the Award that Adero Law is investigating.
If these practices have occurred across Alinta Apparel stores, Adero Law may pursue an action against Alinta Apparel, seeking compensation for employees whose entitlements were not paid in full.
How to Participate
Adero Law is seeking registrations from affected employees to complete the necessary investigations before commencing the claim.
At this stage, Adero Law invites you to complete the form to register your interest if you have worked in an Alinta Apparel store at any time from 2019 to present.
After you register your interest, Adero Law may disclose your name to your employer for the purpose of pursuing your claim. Should you wish to remain anonymous, please email alintaapparel@aderolaw.com.au
Frequently Asked Questions
Adero is currently in the process of undertaking necessary due diligence investigations required to understand the viability of a potential group action.
At this stage, Adero asks you to register your interest should you be interested in participating in a potential group action.
No. The Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) s 340 prevents employers from treating you differently for exercising your workplace rights. It is unlawful to punish an employee in any way for joining a class action. If you believe this has happened to you, contact us at Adero Law and we will promptly investigate such a complaint.
Adero will not provide your details to Alinta Apparel or any third party without your consent. Adero adheres to Australian Privacy Principles and will store its data in its systems and will not use that material for any unrelated purpose or disclose it to any third-party. The information we procure is also subject to legal professional rules that Adero Law adheres to, under the relevant ACT rules.