60 Minutes lifts the lid tonight on a major investigation from reporter Nick McKenzie, examining claims a prominent security company prospered while vulnerable workers were left underpaid.
In a joint investigation with The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald, reporter Nick McKenzie examines the rise of businessman Micky Ahuja and the company he founded, MA Services, one of Australia’s largest security and cleaning providers.
The investigation alleges thousands of vulnerable workers were secretly paid below the legal minimum wage, with entitlements ignored as the company expanded.
The company counted major retailers, government sites and large venues among its clients, operating across every Australian state and territory and employing thousands of guards and cleaners.
According to the report, the business allegedly relied on underpaying vulnerable migrant workers and ignoring legal entitlements, allowing the company to grow rapidly while staff missed out on wages and protections they were owed.
The program also explores how Ahuja cultivated the image of a wealthy and successful entrepreneur as the company expanded, raising questions about how the operation generated its profits.
The story comes as MA Services has faced major upheaval in recent months, including entering voluntary administration late last year and placing up to 1,700 jobs at risk across the country.
Watch a sneak peek of the story in the player below.
