Sham contracting remains an ongoing issue across the transport industry, driven by rising costs, workforce pressures and changing business models. In this webinar, we'll explore what sham contracting is, why it persists, and the broader impacts it can have on transport businesses.
Joined by special industry guests, we'll share insights and real-world perspectives on the challenges facing operators today. You'll gain a better understanding of the issue, the pressures influencing workforce decisions, and why it matters in conversations with transport and logistics clients.
In this session, our transport industry leaders covered:
- What sham contracting is, how it differs from genuine arrangements, and why it's attracting increasing attention across the transport industry.
- The broader risks for transport businesses, including impacts on safety, workers' compensation, public liability claims and sustainability.
- The commercial pressures driving the issue, including rising labour costs, workforce shortages and increasing competition.
- How sham contracting impacts operators and supply chains, and why industry bodies are calling for greater awareness and action.
- The importance of asking the right questions, and how workforce arrangements can help inform conversations with supply chain clients.
"Sham contracting is where an employer fundamentally uses the Tax Act as a veil for employment law. What they're saying is that this person is a contractor and they pay them under what you might call contract conditions. When the reality is that person is an employee. They turn up there 5 or 6 days a week. They work 8, 9, 10 hours a day. They take their instructions from a supervisor within the company." - Gary Mahon, CEO of the Queensland Trucking Association.
"Everything's okay until it's not." - Gary Mahon, CEO of the Queensland Trucking Association.
A reminder to insurance brokers, this webinar is eligible for 1 NIBA CPD point. Stay tuned until the end of the session for details on generating your CPD certification of completion.
