Spotless (Australian business)
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| Public | |
| Traded as | ASX: SPO since 23 May 2012 |
| ISIN | AU000000SPO4 |
| Industry | Diversified Support Services |
| Predecessors | |
| Founded | 1946 Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia |
| Founder | Ian McMullin |
| Headquarters | Melbourne, Australia |
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Area served
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| Revenue | A$3,176 million (2016) |
| A$208 million (2016) | |
| A$122 million (2016) | |
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Number of employees
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36,000 (2016) |
| Divisions |
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| Website | spotless |
This is for the company. For the TV series, see Spotless (TV series).
Spotless Group Holdings is an Australian listed company that provides Integrated facility services in Australian and New Zealand through a number of in house brands. The company was formed in 1957, and currently employs more than 36,000 people, acquisitions have been an important driver of growth throughout its history.
Spotless operate a number of in-house brands, providing services in seven different areas to the industry groups;
Laundry and Linen operate in their own division, they provide 10% of revenue and are represented by the brands Ensign and Taylors.
The remaining six service areas report under the Facilities Services division, they include;
On 2 September 2013, the local organising committee of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, which will be hosted by New Zealand and Australia, appointed a joint venture of Nine Live and Spotless Group to provide hospitality services for the tournament. The services include sales, marketing and event management of the tournament’s hospitality program.
Spotless has become the focus of a high-profile industrial relations test case in Australia after claims of bullying and harassment surrounding Spotless’ use of individual flexible agreements (IFAs), were raised by members of United Voice. United Voice is the union that represents contract cleaners employed by Spotless at shopping centres, CBD buildings and other privately and publicly owned buildings.
The case will be heard by the Federal Court of Australia, where United Voice will argue that Spotless is in breach of the Fair Work Act as it leaves cleaners worse off than they would be without the IFAs.
United Voice will also tell Fair Work Australia and the Federal Court that cleaners have reported that they have been unduly pressured into signing the agreements and were allegedly told if they refuse to sign the IFAs they were warned that their hours would be cut or that they would be refused overtime hours which they have enjoyed under the Cleaning Services Award.
United Voice will also claim Spotless misrepresented the IFAs to its workers. The Union says Spotless' use of IFAs in these circumstances is contrary to the spirit and intent of the Individual Flexibility provisions under the Fair Work Act and that Spotless are trying to re-introduce WorkChoices AWAs by the back door.
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