Letters, feedback, get it off your chest: 28 June 2011
Once again, this weeks postbag is dominated by the closure of Brisbane’s Colourscan.
This is an absolute disgrace, this is why we need proper protection for workers, employees should be classed as secured creditors and have all their entitlements paid first, just another example of why we need trade unions.
Steve Walsh
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Superannuation Warning
Yes, an interesting subject in the “shrinking offset printing industry”. I have experienced the illegal non payment of superannuation to nominated funds by printers in financial trouble.
I warn all employees to check their super payments for accuracy and payment timings.
Some companies believe it is their money, even the sacrificed monies have been used to fund a company’s longevity. Let the employee beware.
The trust factor is a thing of the past.
Phil Heaton
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When is this garbage ever going to stop. I’ve been through this twice with printing companies.
The government must do something about these crooked employers now.
My heart goes out to the staff at Colourscan. It took me four months to get the money owed me from Geers, the liquidators could not give a stuff.
Don’t believe them when they tell you things, their only concern is their bottom line, they have no interest in employees. They will do anything to get their money, which is the employees money.
People’s well being is at stake here, we should have a printing industry campaign to tell the government that owners of companies must be held financially responsible for employees entitlements. PIA should get off their collective arses and do something about this – now.
Rob Kennedy
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I don’t know the person who ran Colourscan, but it sounds like he has stashed all the money out of harms way then put his business into receivership, owing everybody money including his loyal staff.
As usual, he walks away with assets and not a care in the world about the people and the business he is hurting. The law needs to be changed so we can stop this happening.
Looking at comments made, he may have once been a good businessman.
Alf Puglia
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If this is true it is despicable – how can we work together to ensure this doesn’t happen again?
We need to clean up our industry and make it one we are all proud of, not ashamed of as I am of this
Graham Morgan
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Just a little further information re Colourscan
On the Worrells web site Sue Osborne, Jeff's wife has registered herself as Colourscans' biggest debt she has lodged at claim of $1021,021.40, honestly talk about the one pocket owing the other pocket.
So typical of this whole mess.
Bryn Williams
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Great to see such an articulate and accurate response to our pollie’s plight (by now they should understand that big business doesn’t necessary mean success).
I am an avid reader and still love to browse bookshops... particularly the type with variety from new to old!
Thank you for publishing this view. Well done.
Pat Roberson