I'm tired of working for dodgy operators. desperate for a job. but taken advantage of, then expected to be Professional.
Threatened with being sued if i say the wrong thing on forums.

Hi Major Function,

Sorry to hear SNP (more likely one of their dodgy sub contractors) lost the contract. Regarding your current work: is there a section of the Award that stipulates when a guard working 36 hours or more must be offered full-time work. Or, was that the old award?

Probably not relevant if you're on an EBA, though.

SNP were a subcontractor to the company I work for but they or their subcontractor was not servicing the site so they lost it.

Chubb was too big to let fail. I remember the events well and the fallout was immense. Companies all across Australia were concerned as to who would provide their security services in the absence of Chubb- there simply wasn't enough of them to go around. There was also the matter of 11,000 jobs.

The mess that would have followed had Chubb been stripped of its operating license would have left many private and public organisations without a service provider.

The gradual sale of Chubb's guarding to SIS and Southern Cross meant that no security company in Australia is too big to fail.

I do think that Kings Security and /or SNP Security are both in the sites of the legislators. Personally, I think the bloodletting involved would be an ideal shakeup to help the needed change of culture in the industry. As we all know, the only way to create a change in any business culture is to introduce a shake-up prior to new standards and targets. 

SNP in particular concerns me, as this organisation controls security at many of Australia's airports. They also control security at a large number of key infrastructure sites like State Rail and Liddel Bayswater power stations that deliver the majority of NSW electricity. For that organisation to be involved with corruption is a massive blow to its credibility and the public should be concened.

The sale of Chubb was about more than just money and everyone in the industry knows that. Chubb had been fined $1.5 million for contravening the Trade Practices Act. The brand was damaged, and had the organisation stepped out of line again its operating licence may have been canceled. It made sense to sell it off to SIS and Southern Cross Protection. ..call it a risk managed.

http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2004/s1232452.htm
http://www.findlaw.com.au/news/4372/no-security-chubb-fined-for-failing-to-perfo...

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This is actually illegal.  It's goes against the principles of a competitive market place and install a monopoly like situation.  Dept of Fair Trading would tear the companies apart that tried to do this. 

The companies need to make a stance as to what they're going to be.  Are they going to be legit, and quote accordingly or are they going to be shifty and play on the ignorance of a lot of security guards who are prepared to accept their illegal wages. 

The companies that choose to be legit, pay correctly would then naturally look after their guards that provide their product (service) to the best possible level.  This would allow said company to be slightly more expensive, but a more appealing option as they can go ahead and guarantee their standard of service confident they have the guards to back it up. 

Companies like SNP right now are complaining they need to quote so low and it's a cut throat market, but then they sub contract to the illegal contractors who then put sub standard guards who simply cannot provide the service their tender alluded to.  As such, customers get disillusioned, their name which they trade on becomes worth mud and guards move to work somewhere else where they can feel they are part of something legitimate. 

The companies are not going to break this cycle however without the pressure from the guards being put on them to increase wages and simply avoid the companies who pay the illegal wages. 

It's a service based industry.  Without the guards, the companies have nothing to sell unless they want to only focus on non manpower avenues and lets face it, all the money in the market for security right now is in manpower.  It's recurring, it's not a one off charge with small chance of continuing patronage. 

Join a union.  Contact the FWO.  Make a noise and change it rather than just complain about it.

Guess SecOps has hit the nail on the head, Security wages are shite and desperately need to be raised, continue paying peanuts and continue to get students on visas! 

Preferred to be employed as a casual as your entitlements are received in the hand as cash.