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| From: | SP52948 owner |
|---|---|
| To: | Peter Bone BCS Strata Management |
| CC: | Paul Banoob Pica Group, Bruce Copland, Stan Pogorelsky, Moses levitt, Jeffery Wang, Maureen McDonald |
| Subject: | OFFICIAL SUBMISSION FOR SECRETARY: SP52948 Working hours for Security Guards on 1 Dec 2013 |
| Date: | 1/12/13, 9:16 am |
Hello,
As per SSMA 1996, the following request is made:
For more than a month now the working schedule for security
guards was seemingly cut by two hours in our complex
(that is 14 hours a week, or around 68 hours a month).
The invoice by the Universal Property Services for November
2013 shows that there was no decrease in costs to
owners corporation.
a) Who and at which legally-convened meeting decided to decrease
the hours for security guards (if applicable)?
b) Is the EC aware of this and if not, will they investigate it
promptly?
c) How will the decrease in costs to owners corporation be
calculated?
d) Note that the cost for security services increased by 3.07% on
1 October 2011:
Caretaker: 2.16%
Gardening: 0%
Pool/Spa: 0%
Security: 3.07%
Aggregate increase was 2.0% (as per the contract).
The problem is that security guards did not get this
increase and, in essence, it means the contract
directly helped Universal Property Services achieve
higher benefits. Although we cannot control it,
it is questionable why we support such business?
e) Note that the Tax Office not long ago issued warning
to Universal Property Services for not paying
superannuation contributions to their workers.
f) Finally, some trivia: Universal Property Services
was registered as Pty Ltd on 08-02-2011 where
Director and Secretary of the company is Robert Luka.
Ruth is not part of the company's registration.