ok here is my beef. Worked for a gym (inspired life bentley). They screwed me for unpaid pt sessions and commission of about $4500.
I was working for the gym as membership consultant and a pt. I got my wages paid via regular payg format and i invoiced for my pt and sessions and commission.
They basically went under about 6 months ago liquidated, just shut the doors, promised myself and every other staff member there we would be paid out, then they changed their phone number and basically became uncontactable.
They were so harsh about it taking full membership for 1 and 2 years right up until they closed taking between 800 to 1200 of poor customers. This is just a rumor though i wouldnt put it past them. Apparently one of the brothers was charging the gym 10k a week under a different abn for "gym maintenance" until all the money was gone.
i have just yesterday got the residential address and phone number of one of the 2 owners. But i would love to know what path i take to recoup any money possible
your help is much appreciated
thanks
ben
Seek professional legal advice. If that fails "A Current Affair" love these kind of stories.
Dont waste time and money, go hire some muscle. It is quite common. Ask for contacts at the pub, used car dealers, tatt shops or Motor Cycle repair businesses. Knock on the Jokers compound if you have balls.
Works a treat.
Try a department like DOCEP first to see what advice they have.
If you believe there is fraudulent activity, consider contacting ASIC/FIDO.
Engaging a lawyer will be costly and it's probably unlikely you'll see your $4,500 although you'd have a better chance if they acted fraudulently.
well you should probably seek legal advice but yes will be costly and beings they will obviously owe so many money i doubt it will work, if it was me personally i would knock on their door and demand answers, be nice about it ok and if they refuse just say no worries i will now go to the press...because yes they love to hear stories about that...good luck mate...sucks to be ripped off especially when you've worked so hard for it.
^^^ in all the wrong places
please take my advice with a bucket of salt and upgrade your health insurence
law takes time, costs huge and the outcome is disappointing.
a friend went through this a little while ago in nsw.
pay the heavies. works out more $ in your pocket faster than legal costs
department of industrial relations in your state.
if they havn't truly gone into recievership and just closed the doors then the good old DIR will pursue them directly for free or pursue the recievers if they did, in which case you stand in line.
possibly the only govt department that actually produces results in my experience.
look up your local outlaw motorcycle gang ,they generally specialise in that area ...
this is a kite site, not air your trouble .harden up ,and ask the salvo's for some free tissues..
Phone 1300 30 40 54
Dept. of Commerce - Consumer Protection
They will do all the tracing for you and advise what you can do.
But I agree with prawnhead. Once you find them call in at coffin cheater headquarters in Bayswater. Rumour is they collect their own collection fees on top
Why study to be a doctor or an architect when you can make $4500 as a PT?
That is $234 000
Sorry to hear that just a thought im sure there's plenty of omc's out there that mite help you out for a "SMALL" fee try the 81's, coffin's, nomads, finks, gypsy's etc etc it might cost you your virginity and your freedom but worth a shot
try and source the names and addresses of the 800-1200 recent ripped off members explain the deal of what happened and how you were equally ripped off and start out o your own with a huge client base...
...jeez its true what they say
pt's just ain't that smart
(but they can lift heavy things)
