4 Aug 2022

Employment advocate who failed to pay tens of thousands of dollars in penalties facing bankruptcy

From Morning Report, 7:51 am on 4 August 2022

An employment advocate who failed to pay tens of thousands of dollars in penalties linked to his clients' disputes has had his business shut down and also faces bankruptcy.

Anti-bullying crusader Allan Halse stands by his methods of naming-and-shaming people and organisations covered by confidentiality agreements linked to employment disputes, for which he's been fined.

The insolvency shuts down his business, not his work as an advocate - and comes after calls for employment advocates to be regulated, because, as it stands, there's no code of conduct or complaints mechanism.

Amy Williams has the story.