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Oh man that really sucks. Hope you have some success with court. Some people really shouldn't be allowed to run a business.
I would love to be a fly on the wall for that little convo lol
Thanks for this, we did end up phoning fair work and they looked up the company and said he can't make the deductions, my partner was told how to respond so we're just waiting to hear back. I'm hoping that will be enough to deter him but we will see. If not I'll look into some of the information you've shared and see what we can do. Thank you again!
Partner spoke with them this morning and has now responded! We'll see what his response is soon, fairwork said to phone back idf he takes the deductions.
Circle Green offer advice relating to residential tenancies. Fair Work Australia would be a better option.
Alternatively, you could choose to fight it, costing the employer far more than the $180 they're illegally trying to take, teaching them a valuable lesson in the process.
"Take the lesson"? What lesson? That the boss is a douche? I don't need to spend 180 bucks to learn that.
I'd rather spend an hour or so on the phone to Fair Work.
I honestly hadn't thought far enough ahead about fighting anything, just seemed dodgy to me and was hoping to let the guy know its not legal for him to do it. Tbh though how many other people is he charging "admin fees" for when he's obviously not allowed to.
this comment got a lot more downvotes than it deserves - it could have been the delivery.
Time is a factor - it's the only resource that will be used up with whatever you do, be it stressing about this, or letting it go to live your life.
I personally think it's worth sending a message, but if it was a protracted situation then it's not unreasonable to just move on and let karma do its thing. Leave a review and tarnish his reputation (it's not libel if it's true.)
Found the employer
Yes talk to Fairwork first. NAL but does not seem legal to me
If you’re partner is a member of a union contact them as well, they’ll either have lawyers on staff or speed dial at worst, they love this sort of stuff.
Based on Google it appears so.
Perhaps reply back with I'm just going to give fair work a call to clarify this.
They do also offer assistance with workplace issues.
Absolutely the right thing to do but still have to weight up how much free time you have to ultimately only recoup your own $180.
Lesson number one - get a contract signed and agreed upon before starting work.
Totally agree - if you have the time and energy then 100% call them out and follow the proper process to get them whacked. Good luck with whatever you decide!
I thought it was a fairly reasonable alternative take, but clearly not haha. Reddit can be a bit fickle sometimes but I'll happily go down with the ship as needed.
In regard to the situation, I've been through enough situations in life that you pick your battles some times and for a half a days pay I'm not sure I'd bother going further beyond sending an email or similar and leaving it at that. Seems everyone else is in the burn it to the ground mode.
Will do! Cheers for the advice.
That's not a bad idea, might be able to avoid all the trouble that way.
That's good to know.
Sometimes the satisfaction from serving someone their justice is worth far more than the monetary gain.
Wow, astounding, such a great lesson.
Also, y'know, a legal requirement of employment that literally everyone has. I'm not sure why you think it's particularly relevant here.
Thanks man appreciate your input.
everyone only gets 24 hours in a day, even Elon & Jeff.
Of course redditors want to see blood - it's not them making the effort to actually have the confrontation!
Nope. Do not do that.
Get all the information for your situation first before responding. The silence could encourage him to make it worse for his case.
And also, you risk escalating the situation.
All the best with it.
Agreed - I went through the small claims process once in my life for $1500 and it cost me far more than that in time and energy and I would never do it again, but it was satisfying to recover most of it in the end.
Found out pretty swiftly that consumer law isn't as black and white as I thought it was.
Also, y'know, something a lot of people let slip... 'I'll do it later' - not saying that's right, but it does happen...
And yes, it is relevant here, as OP's partner "never signed a contract"
> Also, y'know, a legal requirement of employment that literally everyone has.
If you are going to rant at least be correct. It's not a legal requirement in WA to have an employment contract but it is certainly recommended.
[https://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/labour-relations/employment-contracts](https://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/labour-relations/employment-contracts#:~:text=There%20is%20no%20legal%20requirement,pay%2C%20hours%20and%20other%20conditions.)
It's after the fact, they already have another job, the employer is a douche.
What will your method achieve?
This way the employer's hand is forced, and a report can be made.
Unless you're at management level or in one of very few obscure jobs - for which you're going to almost certainly have an employment contract - you are covered by an award. This sets out the conditions under which you work in lieu of a contract, and the baseline if you are covered by contract.
But where your personal brand of "lesson number one" condescending advice falls down is that the only possible way an administrative fee such as OP is being charged with is considered legal is if it's in your contract. So the only two possible situations OP can be in is if the deduction is illegal, or if it is legal through the very thing you're telling them to learn from it.
Thinking of getting solar but not sure what’s considered a good price these days considering there’s a heap in Perth I have no idea who to trust. I have a 3x2 with just myself and partner living in it. Electricity bills are roughly $250-$350 per bill.
Bonus points if anyone has any recommendations for solar companies? Don’t have the patience to deal with every solar sales person in Perth.
We found Perth Solar Force reasonable back in 2018.
The single phase feed in limit is 5kW. It's the sweet spot for cost, but get a few options and compare.
It's also good to get more panels to increase the utilisation of the inverter in marginal conditions.
Also, just remember the biggest savings are from using your own power. You get more benefit if you are home during the day than working a 9-5 and exporting all the power during the day and importing at night.
Be aware that feed in tariffs for new systems are pretty poor these days: most of the time it's only 2.25c, except for 3pm-9pm which is 10c which is good, but you're not generating much during that period, unless you have most of your panels facing west.
So as the other poster said, it's best if you can use most of your generated power during the day, and to do that you need most or all your panels facing north.
Use google maps satellite view to try and figure out how many panels you can fit on your roof and in what direction they'd be facing (compare other nearby houses for panel size). I think you'll need about 16 panels to get to 6.6kW (max allowed on a 5kW system) - if you go higher than that you don't get any feed in tariff at all.
Go to solar quotes all the information you could ever want along with retail prices for gear just a wealth of information.
Thats what I did. Picked my own inverter and panels, got quotes to install it. Installed a 6.5kw system on my 4x2 for $4300 (this was a few years ago)
These guys are good: [https://solar2020.com.au/](https://solar2020.com.au/)
Great advise and links
We used Solar Force. They don't mess around, we have a 3 storey house so difficulty is much greater, they rocked up with a team of 10+ guys and smashed the job out. Install went without a hitch.
I got a 6.6kw split system with panels and inverter for just under 5k total
That was in April this year
Give Alex at Advanced Solar a call. Great to deal with, knowledgeable, quality systems from a local company which has been around for 15 years.
[https://advancedsolartechnology.com.au/](https://advancedsolartechnology.com.au/)
We are a 2 person household with a 5kw system on a 4x2 with the 7c buyback. With the gov't handouts I haven't paid an electricity bill since before Covid.
Had a good experience with these guys a couple of years ago
[https://esolar.com.au/](https://esolar.com.au/)
Get the bigger system the cost isn't that much more as panels are the cheaper part, compared to invertor and actual install cost. Solar panels are going to last 15+ years and its looking like electric or hybrid cars, along with a phase out of gas appliances is likely to happen.
www.reddit.com/r/perth/search/?q=Solar
https://forums.whirlpool.net.au/thread/3kw4nv83?p=370
Yep Perth Solar Force are great to deal with
Has there actually being any discussion of a gas appliance phase out in WA ?, I'm yet to hear anything about it and the power of the gas industry makes me skeptical of it happening any time soon.
Influenza A, RSV and Covid are doing the rounds and it feels like every second person is dropping at the moment. Not sure if it also seems flu seasons has peaked late this year too.
I just recovered from covid a fortnight ago, only to now be struck down by influenza A. Both of these flus have been absolutely horrible.
If you aren’t getting sick, or have had a super fast recovery - what is your secret?
Bonus points if I can go find a vitamin, or herb mix tomorrow! It’s my son’s bday in a few days and I’m feeling miserable to know I’ll be sick.
I’m currently gargling betadine, taking armaforce, regular Panadol and have a herbal mix for cough / lungs from the local health shop.
There is no "hack" for a fast recovery. But there is a "hack" to not prolonging and complicating your illness, and at the same time not spreading your bugs around and making others sick; it's called staying at home and resting.
My secret for not getting sick is not interacting with children
There's no hack (or to be more accurate, there's no hack that works).
The best thing to do is get the flu vaccine every year.
Get vaccinated five months ago.
Oranges, mandarins or other forms of vitamin C helped me
Also just got the flu. It's awful this year. Feel for you
While it's not looking at flu symptoms and the usual I'm not a Doctor, it would appear you can crank up the old Vitamin D. If it helps with those things, that in turn reduces the work load and stress levels on your metabolism.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30611908/#:\~:text=The%20average%20intact%20parathyroid%20hormone,day%20appears%20to%20be%20safe.
Best hacks for recovering from the flu are to rest, keep warm, stay hydrated and don’t try to rush it. Even vaccinated the flu’s been bad this year.
I’ve been popping Bio C pills from blackmores. Any time I feel a little tickle on the back of the throat or have been on a plane/ train etc. I also hold my breath if someone coughs/ sneezes near me and I walk away real quick. Lol
My better half was knocked for six by some unknown virus. Full flu like symptoms, bed ridden for almost 2 weeks, yet tested negative for all the big ones going around. So definitely more than the usual suspects doing the rounds.
I find nasal steroids work really well for colds. Thats all the advice i can give to resolve the symptons quicker. Except lots of gatorade/powerade/etc
I always boost my veggies to an extreme in winter, like each twice as much as i would in the rest of the year. No idea if it actually helps or im just lucky.
How do you catch it? I’ve still not had Covid. I’ve tested every time I’ve felt a little off, until 12 months ago.
Betadine Throat gargle, Sambucol and Blackmores probiotic have kept me from coming down with anything this winter. A couple of times I've felt a niggle, had the sneezes or got the beginnings of a sore throat and having each one of these has banished it at the first signs.
Salt gargle every 4 hours for the throat.
Small sips of yoghurt for the gut.
Drink a cup of Apple, Beetroot, Carrot + Ginger juice every day.
Sleep. Lots of it.
My other 2 gotos that do NOT shorten the flu, but make me feel a little better are berocca and Charlie's Fresh Lemonade.

Oh man that really sucks. Hope you have some success with court. Some people really shouldn't be allowed to run a business.

I would love to be a fly on the wall for that little convo lol

Thanks for this, we did end up phoning fair work and they looked up the company and said he can't make the deductions, my partner was told how to respond so we're just waiting to hear back. I'm hoping that will be enough to deter him but we will see. If not I'll look into some of the information you've shared and see what we can do. Thank you again!

Partner spoke with them this morning and has now responded! We'll see what his response is soon, fairwork said to phone back idf he takes the deductions.

Circle Green offer advice relating to residential tenancies. Fair Work Australia would be a better option.

Alternatively, you could choose to fight it, costing the employer far more than the $180 they're illegally trying to take, teaching them a valuable lesson in the process.

"Take the lesson"? What lesson? That the boss is a douche? I don't need to spend 180 bucks to learn that.

I'd rather spend an hour or so on the phone to Fair Work.

I honestly hadn't thought far enough ahead about fighting anything, just seemed dodgy to me and was hoping to let the guy know its not legal for him to do it. Tbh though how many other people is he charging "admin fees" for when he's obviously not allowed to.

this comment got a lot more downvotes than it deserves - it could have been the delivery.

Time is a factor - it's the only resource that will be used up with whatever you do, be it stressing about this, or letting it go to live your life.

I personally think it's worth sending a message, but if it was a protracted situation then it's not unreasonable to just move on and let karma do its thing. Leave a review and tarnish his reputation (it's not libel if it's true.)

Found the employer

Yes talk to Fairwork first. NAL but does not seem legal to me

If you’re partner is a member of a union contact them as well, they’ll either have lawyers on staff or speed dial at worst, they love this sort of stuff.

Based on Google it appears so.

Perhaps reply back with I'm just going to give fair work a call to clarify this.

They do also offer assistance with workplace issues.

Absolutely the right thing to do but still have to weight up how much free time you have to ultimately only recoup your own $180.

Lesson number one - get a contract signed and agreed upon before starting work.

Totally agree - if you have the time and energy then 100% call them out and follow the proper process to get them whacked. Good luck with whatever you decide!

I thought it was a fairly reasonable alternative take, but clearly not haha. Reddit can be a bit fickle sometimes but I'll happily go down with the ship as needed.

In regard to the situation, I've been through enough situations in life that you pick your battles some times and for a half a days pay I'm not sure I'd bother going further beyond sending an email or similar and leaving it at that. Seems everyone else is in the burn it to the ground mode.

Will do! Cheers for the advice.

That's not a bad idea, might be able to avoid all the trouble that way.

That's good to know.

Sometimes the satisfaction from serving someone their justice is worth far more than the monetary gain.

Wow, astounding, such a great lesson.

Also, y'know, a legal requirement of employment that literally everyone has. I'm not sure why you think it's particularly relevant here.

Thanks man appreciate your input.

everyone only gets 24 hours in a day, even Elon & Jeff.

Of course redditors want to see blood - it's not them making the effort to actually have the confrontation!

Nope. Do not do that.

Get all the information for your situation first before responding. The silence could encourage him to make it worse for his case.

And also, you risk escalating the situation.

All the best with it.

Agreed - I went through the small claims process once in my life for $1500 and it cost me far more than that in time and energy and I would never do it again, but it was satisfying to recover most of it in the end.

Found out pretty swiftly that consumer law isn't as black and white as I thought it was.

Also, y'know, something a lot of people let slip... 'I'll do it later' - not saying that's right, but it does happen...

And yes, it is relevant here, as OP's partner "never signed a contract"

> Also, y'know, a legal requirement of employment that literally everyone has.

If you are going to rant at least be correct. It's not a legal requirement in WA to have an employment contract but it is certainly recommended.

[https://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/labour-relations/employment-contracts](https://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/labour-relations/employment-contracts#:~:text=There%20is%20no%20legal%20requirement,pay%2C%20hours%20and%20other%20conditions.)

It's after the fact, they already have another job, the employer is a douche.

What will your method achieve?

This way the employer's hand is forced, and a report can be made.

Unless you're at management level or in one of very few obscure jobs - for which you're going to almost certainly have an employment contract - you are covered by an award. This sets out the conditions under which you work in lieu of a contract, and the baseline if you are covered by contract.

But where your personal brand of "lesson number one" condescending advice falls down is that the only possible way an administrative fee such as OP is being charged with is considered legal is *if it's in your contract.* So the only two possible situations OP can be in is if the deduction is illegal, or if it is legal through the very thing you're telling them to learn from it.

Thinking of getting solar but not sure what’s considered a good price these days considering there’s a heap in Perth I have no idea who to trust. I have a 3x2 with just myself and partner living in it. Electricity bills are roughly $250-$350 per bill.

Bonus points if anyone has any recommendations for solar companies? Don’t have the patience to deal with every solar sales person in Perth.

We found Perth Solar Force reasonable back in 2018.

The single phase feed in limit is 5kW. It's the sweet spot for cost, but get a few options and compare.

It's also good to get more panels to increase the utilisation of the inverter in marginal conditions.

Also, just remember the biggest savings are from using your own power. You get more benefit if you are home during the day than working a 9-5 and exporting all the power during the day and importing at night.

Be aware that feed in tariffs for new systems are pretty poor these days: most of the time it's only 2.25c, except for 3pm-9pm which is 10c which is good, but you're not generating much during that period, unless you have most of your panels facing west.

So as the other poster said, it's best if you can use most of your generated power during the day, and to do that you need most or all your panels facing north.

Use google maps satellite view to try and figure out how many panels you can fit on your roof and in what direction they'd be facing (compare other nearby houses for panel size). I think you'll need about 16 panels to get to 6.6kW (max allowed on a 5kW system) - if you go higher than that you don't get any feed in tariff at all.

Go to solar quotes all the information you could ever want along with retail prices for gear just a wealth of information.

Thats what I did. Picked my own inverter and panels, got quotes to install it. Installed a 6.5kw system on my 4x2 for $4300 (this was a few years ago)

These guys are good: [https://solar2020.com.au/](https://solar2020.com.au/)

Great advise and links

We used Solar Force. They don't mess around, we have a 3 storey house so difficulty is much greater, they rocked up with a team of 10+ guys and smashed the job out. Install went without a hitch.

I got a 6.6kw split system with panels and inverter for just under 5k total

That was in April this year

Give Alex at Advanced Solar a call. Great to deal with, knowledgeable, quality systems from a local company which has been around for 15 years.

[https://advancedsolartechnology.com.au/](https://advancedsolartechnology.com.au/)

We are a 2 person household with a 5kw system on a 4x2 with the 7c buyback. With the gov't handouts I haven't paid an electricity bill since before Covid.

Had a good experience with these guys a couple of years ago

[https://esolar.com.au/](https://esolar.com.au/)

Get the bigger system the cost isn't that much more as panels are the cheaper part, compared to invertor and actual install cost. Solar panels are going to last 15+ years and its looking like electric or hybrid cars, along with a phase out of gas appliances is likely to happen.

www.reddit.com/r/perth/search/?q=Solar

https://forums.whirlpool.net.au/thread/3kw4nv83?p=370

Yep Perth Solar Force are great to deal with

Has there actually being any discussion of a gas appliance phase out in WA ?, I'm yet to hear anything about it and the power of the gas industry makes me skeptical of it happening any time soon.

Influenza A, RSV and Covid are doing the rounds and it feels like every second person is dropping at the moment. Not sure if it also seems flu seasons has peaked late this year too.

I just recovered from covid a fortnight ago, only to now be struck down by influenza A. Both of these flus have been absolutely horrible.

If you aren’t getting sick, or have had a super fast recovery - what is your secret?

Bonus points if I can go find a vitamin, or herb mix tomorrow! It’s my son’s bday in a few days and I’m feeling miserable to know I’ll be sick.

I’m currently gargling betadine, taking armaforce, regular Panadol and have a herbal mix for cough / lungs from the local health shop.

There is no "hack" for a fast recovery. But there is a "hack" to not prolonging and complicating your illness, and at the same time not spreading your bugs around and making others sick; it's called staying at home and resting.

My secret for not getting sick is not interacting with children

There's no hack (or to be more accurate, there's no hack that works).

The best thing to do is get the flu vaccine every year.

Get vaccinated five months ago.

Oranges, mandarins or other forms of vitamin C helped me

Also just got the flu. It's awful this year. Feel for you

While it's not looking at flu symptoms and the usual I'm not a Doctor, it would appear you can crank up the old Vitamin D. If it helps with those things, that in turn reduces the work load and stress levels on your metabolism.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30611908/#:\~:text=The%20average%20intact%20parathyroid%20hormone,day%20appears%20to%20be%20safe.

Best hacks for recovering from the flu are to rest, keep warm, stay hydrated and don’t try to rush it. Even vaccinated the flu’s been bad this year.

I’ve been popping Bio C pills from blackmores. Any time I feel a little tickle on the back of the throat or have been on a plane/ train etc. I also hold my breath if someone coughs/ sneezes near me and I walk away real quick. Lol

My better half was knocked for six by some unknown virus. Full flu like symptoms, bed ridden for almost 2 weeks, yet tested negative for all the big ones going around. So definitely more than the usual suspects doing the rounds.

I find nasal steroids work really well for colds. Thats all the advice i can give to resolve the symptons quicker. Except lots of gatorade/powerade/etc

I always boost my veggies to an extreme in winter, like each twice as much as i would in the rest of the year. No idea if it actually helps or im just lucky.

How do you catch it? I’ve still not had Covid. I’ve tested every time I’ve felt a little off, until 12 months ago.

Betadine Throat gargle, Sambucol and Blackmores probiotic have kept me from coming down with anything this winter. A couple of times I've felt a niggle, had the sneezes or got the beginnings of a sore throat and having each one of these has banished it at the first signs.

Salt gargle every 4 hours for the throat.

Small sips of yoghurt for the gut.

Drink a cup of Apple, Beetroot, Carrot + Ginger juice every day.

Sleep. Lots of it.

My other 2 gotos that do NOT shorten the flu, but make me feel a little better are berocca and Charlie's Fresh Lemonade.