Employsure

Employsure
Founded February 2011 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Headquarters 180 Thomas Street, Sydney, Australia
Areas served
 Australia, New Zealand
Services Workplace relations advice
Parent Peninsula Business Services
Subsidiaries Employsure Limited, Auckland, New Zealand
Website www.employsure.com.au

Employsure is an Australian-based company that provides workplace relations support to employers and business owners in Australia and New Zealand. It is a subsidiary of Rainy City Investments Ltd based in the U.K and comes under the banner of the Peninsula Business Services Group Ltd[1], also based in the U.K (Manchester).

Employsure won “Australia's Growth Company of the Year” for 2015 [2][3] and "Business Services Growth Company of the Year"[4] for 2016 and 2017.[5]

History

Employsure was founded in 2010 by English-born barrister Edward Mallett following the change in Australian employment legislation due to the introduction of the Fair Work Act 2009[6] and it is now the largest in its sector with over 10,500 clients in Australia and 400 employees[7][8] being one of the fastest growing companies in the country.[9]

In April 2012, Peninsula Business Services Limited invested £1.7 million (AUD $2.94 million) in the company, acquiring a majority stake.[10][11][12]

In April 2015, the company moved to their current offices at 180 Thomas Street in Haymarket, Sydney. [13] In October 2015, Employsure was awarded Australia’s fastest growing company at the Deloitte Growth Company of the Year awards.[2]

In September 2017, Employsure was nominated for three awards in the Australian HR Awards; Best Reward & Recognition Program, Employer of Choice (101 - 999 employees) and Australian HR Team of the Year (under 1000 employees).[14] The company won the 2017 award for Best Reward and Recognition Program for 2017.[15]

In October 2017, the company was awarded at the Australian Growth Company Awards for the third consecutive year making Employsure the only company in Australia to have been recognised three times.

In February 2018, Employsure was named 8th on the Financial Times FT 1000: High-Growth Companies Asia-Pacific list. [16]

In July 2018, the company was named 2018 Aon Best Employers in Australia and New Zealand at the Aon_(company) best employer annual award, for its high employee engagement scores and outstanding people practices.[17]

Current operations

In 2016, the company expanded its operations in Australia and in New Zealand by opening offices in Perth, Western Australia and Auckland, New Zealand. Employsure employs over 500 staff and has more than 16,000 clients across Australia and New Zealand as of 2017.[8]

Complaints to the Fair Work Ombudsman

On July 2017, the Fair Work Ombudsman released a statement regarding numerous complaints from members of the public claiming to be misled by the web address "www.fairworkhelp.com.au" owned an operated by Employsure Pty Ltd. The Fair Work Ombudsman stated that it is not affiliated with any any commercial providers of advisory or workplace relations and that it provides tools, advice and services to employers, employees and members of the public free of charge.[18]

NSW Supreme court ruling on Employsures inability to enforce contracts

In June 2018 the NSW Supreme Court ruled that IR provider Employsure cannot enforce a contract that locked an employer into a five year deal for its services[19]. Employsure sued its customer, Italian food importer and supplier Zintix, after it attempted to quit the contract after eight months, owing $18,463.00.

Fair Work Commission and Unfair Dismissal

On 11 December 2015 the Fair Work Commissioner Michelle Bissett issued an unfair dismissal decision in which the commission determined Ms S (name withheld) had been unfairly dismissed from her employment at Employsure[20]. The FWC at Employsures request did agree to prohibit the publication of the decision with respect to compensation awarded Ms S. However, Employsures attempt to keep other aspects of agreed remuneration including commission structures, sales targets, cancellation rates etc was not granted. The FWC stated that "The Commissions rols is not to shield any business from competition."

References

  1. ↑ https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/business/business-news/peninsula-business-services-turns-to-down-1233137
  2. 1 2 "Australian Growth Company Awards". Deloitte Australia. 20 November 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Australian Growth Company Awards". Employsure News. 30 October 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "Australian Growth Company Awards". Deloitte. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  5. ↑ "Australian Growth Company Awards". Deloitte. 26 October 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  6. ↑ "This legal start-up has reeled in 7,000 clients in just four years thanks to one law that was introduced in 2009". Ant Hill Online. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  7. ↑ ""Behind Employsure's values-based equation"". Inside HR. 14 September 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  8. 1 2 ""We empower people to challenge the status quo": Employsure's founder on work culture". Dynamic Business. 19 September 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  9. ↑ "About Our Company". Employsure. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  10. ↑ News, Manchester Evening (2012-05-14). "Peninsula Business Services turns to down under". men. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
  11. ↑ "Peninsula Business Services turns to down under". Manchester Evening News. 15 May 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  12. ↑ "Peninsula launches Down Under". Insider Media. 15 May 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  13. ↑ "Haymarket office in hot demand". Sydney Morning Herald. 28 February 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  14. ↑ "The Australian HR Awards 2017 Finalists". HR Awards. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  15. ↑ "The Australian HR Awards 2017 Winners". HR Awards. 8 September 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  16. ↑ "FT 1000: High-Growth Companies Asia-Pacific". Financial Times. 12 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  17. ↑ "Accredited Best Employers". AON HEWITT. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  18. ↑ https://www.fairwork.gov.au/about-us/news-and-media-releases/2017-media-releases/july-2017/20170704-fwo-statement-on-employsure
  19. ↑ http://workplaceinfo.com.au/resources/news/news/supreme-court-smacks-down-employsure-contract#.W74Yp2gzaUk
  20. ↑ http://workplaceinfo.com.au/termination/unfair-dismissal/cases/employsure-wins-battle-to-keep-decision-under-wraps#.W74YTmgzaUk
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