ACCC Pursues Employsure
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has commenced civil proceedings against Employsure Pty Ltd, alleging the company engaged in misleading conduct, in breach of the Australian Consumer Law.
The ACCC alleges Employsure misled small business consumers into believing it was, or was affiliated with, a government agency when that was not the case. Further, the ACCC alleges Employsure represented to consumers that it provided a helpline for free workplace relations advice, when the primary function of the helpline was to secure marketing leads to sell its services. The ACCC also alleges that Employsure engaged in unconscionable conduct toward four small business between August 2015 and June 2018. It’s alleged that the small businesses believed they were speaking with someone from, or affiliated with, a government agency and agreed to a meeting with Employsure’s staff on that basis.
The ACCC is seeking declarations, pecuniary penalties, injunctions, consumer redress orders for the four small businesses, corrective publication and compliance orders, and costs.