tv series see spotless tv series . this article contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . june 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message spotless website spotless.com spotless is an australian owned managed and operated integrated services company providing cleaning catering laundry services facilities management and non core business support to australia and new zealand markets . the company employs more than 35000 people and provides services to private and public sector clients within health ; education ; leisure sports and entertainment ; defence ; government ; business and industry ; resources ; utilities ; and laundries . 1 in august 2012 spotless was acquired by australia s largest and most active private equity player pacific equity partners pep . the firm sold off spotless international operations delisted the company from the australian and new zealand stock exchanges and commenced operating as a private entity . under the new ownership bruce dixon was appointed as ceo and the business restructured . this involved tailoring the organisations services to market sectors ensuring clients could have one spotless management contact . dixon s new direction for spotless also included open communication and pushing decision making and responsibility down into the business . as a result no industrial relations disputes have taken place since pep s takeover with the new approach empowering employees across the business entire operations . 1 spotless group could be returning to the stock exchange as early as 2014 in an initial public offering worth 1.5 billion to 2 billion . 2 it would be a remarkably quick turnaround for private equity owners pacific equity partners who took the company private for 723 million in august last year . sources close to the company said earnings improved substantially over the past year . 3 contents 1 partnerships 2 controversies 3 fair work resolution 4 references 5 external links partnerships edit on september 2 2013 the local organising committee of the icc cricket world cup 2015 which will be hosted by new zealand and australia appointed a joint venture of nine live and spotless group to provide hospitality services for the tournament . 4 the services include sales marketing and event management of the tournament s hospitality program . controversies edit spotless has become the focus of a high profile industrial relations test case in australia 5 after claims of bullying and harassment surrounding spotless use of individual flexible agreements ifas were raised by members of united voice . 6 united voice is the union that represents contract cleaners employed by spotless at shopping centres cbd buildings and other privately and publicly owned buildings . the case will be heard by the federal court of australia where united voice will argue that spotless is in breach of the fair work act as it leaves cleaners worse off than they would be without the ifas . united voice will also tell fair work australia and the federal court that cleaners have reported that they have been unduly pressured into signing the agreements and were allegedly told if they refuse to sign the ifas they were warned that their hours would be cut or that they would be refused overtime hours 7 which they have enjoyed under the cleaning services award . united voice will also claim spotless misrepresented the ifas to its workers . the union says spotless use of ifas in these circumstances is contrary to the spirit and intent of the individual flexibility provisions under the fair work act and that spotless are trying to re introduce workchoices awas by the back door . 8 the case was due to go to before fair work australia on the 18th of april 2011 however spotless did not attend the voluntary mediation . fair work resolution edit in april 2012 spotless agreed to audit a representative group of cleaners employment records to ensure they were paid properly and receiving their full entitlements . 9 the fair work ombudsman welcomed spotless decision to sign a pro active compliance deed and congratulated them on their demonstration of corporate responsibility . 9 spotless will provide a report on the findings from their audit to the fair work ombudsman . 9 spotless and united voice now have a professional relationship based on a much better understanding of each other s respective positions . see also 2007 spotless dispute in new zealand . references edit a b spotless website . http www.afr.com p business sunday spotless ipo slated for eidawkomnxmehkntediugm http www.afr.com p business sunday quick turnaround for pep as it considers u5mshjatohrjueuk5lcuxl icc media release september 2 2013 spotless group faces federal court action by united voice union the australian march 30 2011 . retrieved 18 may 2011 cleaners take up legal fight the age march 30 2011 . retrieved 18 may 2011 cleaners start land mark case 4 april 2011 . retrieved 18 may 2011 union to take cleaners case to the fed court . 29 march 2011 . retrieved 18 may 2011 . a b c fair work ombudsman http www.fairwork.gov.au media centre media releases 2012 04 pages 20120412 spotless deed.aspx missing or empty title help external links edit official website pro active compliance deed retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title spotless & oldid 721942504 categories companies of australiaservice companies of australiacleaning companieshidden categories pages with citations lacking titlespages with citations having bare urlsarticles with a promotional tone from june 2015all articles with a promotional tone navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate 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