"Sham Contracting" Review May Unfairly Target Small Business

The current inquiry into ‘sham contracting’ by the Australian Building and Construction

Commissioner may unfairly impact on genuine small businesses in the housing industry,

according to the Housing Industry Association (HIA).

“Proposals to the ABCC inquiry that would force subcontractors to become employees

would devastate the housing industry and destroy thousands of independent small

businesses,” said Glenn Simpson, HIA’s Senior Executive Director Legal Affairs and

Corporate Services.

Read the full HIA article