(Sorry about the fresh account, looooong time lurker, and I don't want this tied too closely because there's been multiple threats of legal action against staff from an investor)
So I'm in a bind and don't know what to do next. I quit my job at a Melbourne tech startup in August because I hadn't been paid on time for nearly three months. They were two full months behind in paying me, and in addition they owe me money for annual leave.
There was constant promises of investment "just around the corner", and a trickle of payments being made that kept a huge number of staff on the hook.
Shockingly, there's 50+ others in the same boat as me. It's really messed up.
And nearly 6 months later non of us have been paid.
We've contacted Fair Work, the Victorian Wage Inspectorate, and reported to the ATO (we actually got our super taken out of their tax return for last year!). I've submitted details to ASIC.
They're clearly insolvent but no one seems to care.
Who / how should we report this? I've almost given up on getting all of the money back, but at least if they go into administration the current (completely trash) management won't be able to continue to lie to staff.
Keen for suggestions because I've ran out of ideas.
You've seemingly done all the right things with contacting FairWork etc.
Unfortunately we OzBargain armchair lawyers likely won't have much to contribute, unless you consider 'bikies' as a viable option for getting your money