The result was keep. Looks like Cunard's work has got it just got it over the consensus threshold. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 12:39, 13 February 2018 (UTC)
A non-notable company which fails WP:CORPDEPTH. Seems to only have a couple of independent media mentions. One is a passing mention in relation to a news story on Australia's "backpacker tax" and all others relate to a low-profile FWO finding that the company underpaid some of its employees. No significant coverage. Kb.au ( talk) 22:27, 21 January 2018 (UTC)
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Dozens of young customers hoping to go on working holidays say they were left stranded overseas by a company with an office in Vancouver, a joint investigation by CBC News and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation has found.
Many of the travellers, aged between 18 and 30, say they ended up with no job after buying a working holiday package from Global Work & Travel Co.
The international travel company sells working holiday and volunteer packages from its offices in Vancouver, London and Surfers Paradise, in Queensland, Australia.
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Canadian customers of Global Work and Travel are baffled after a warning from state officials in Queensland, Australia, that their working holiday packages could be in jeopardy because parts of the business in that country are in a voluntary insolvency process.
Global Work and Travel sells working holiday packages to travellers under 30 years old through separate companies in Vancouver, London and on Australia's Gold Coast.
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Creditor reports obtained by CBC show they owe close to $2 million (Australian). Most of that money is owed to a related company, Global Work and Travel Co. (Asia Pacific) Pty Ltd.
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The company guarantees that customers who cancel have 10 years to use their deposit toward another trip, but many customer contracts are with the companies that are closing.
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Questionable sales tactics at an international travel company, which customers say left them stranded overseas, have been revealed in a joint investigation by CBC News and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
A North Vancouver man is one of many former employees blowing the whistle on a company accused of misleading young travellers who want to work abroad.
Jeremy Gilron quit his job at Vancouver’s Global Work & Travel Co. after just four days of sales training this past summer.
Global Work & Travel arranges job interviews or volunteer positions overseas, as well as accommodation, airport transfers, flights, cellphones, bank accounts and insurance.
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The article further notes:A Gold Coast-based working holiday company has agreed to pay back thousands of dollars to young travellers after a Queensland Government investigation found what it believed were some unfair terms in the company's contracts.
Twenty-nine people who had signed up for assistance on their gap-year travels are receiving partial refunds from The Global Work and Travel Co (Global), totalling $25,655.
Global arranges travel and employment packages for 10,000 young people each year, primarily in Australia, UK, USA and Canada.
In November 2014, a joint ABC and Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) investigation unearthed dozens of angry customers, who accused Global of charging big mark-ups, using high-pressure sales tactics, and making false promises about employment.
The partial refunds, which range from approximately $200 to $1,500, come after a 13-month investigation by the Queensland Office of Fair Trading (OFT).
OFT investigators raided the company's Surfers Paradise headquarters in February 2015, seizing documents and computer files, and escalated the case to the OFT's Major Investigations Unit.
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On Monday, the OIR said it would not continue to pursue the company, after it agreed to pay the two backpackers $4,585 in outstanding fees charged for finding them work.
The company has seven days to make the payment, and the OIR says once it is made all action against the company will have been resolved.
In another hearing in February, The Global Work and Travel Co was fined $9,000 for six contraventions of the Private Employment Agents Act 2005.
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Queensland authorities are investigating 22 complaints about a Gold Coast company that sends young people around the world on working holidays.
Separately, in a joint investigation between the ABC and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), dozens of former customers and employees of The Global Work and Travel Co have come forward claiming the company preys on vulnerable consumers and gives false guarantees about jobs.
The Global Work and Travel Co offers to take care of job opportunities, flights, transfers, visa assistance and insurance for travellers to work in five countries on 10 different programs.
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A Gold Coast travel business at the centre of dozens of customer complaints could be named and shamed if it is found to be have breached Australian Consumer Law, Queensland's consumer watchdog has warned.
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) met with The Global Work and Travel Co's (GWAT) sole director last week to discuss the nature of more than 200 grievances.
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The OFT is currently investigating 146 complaints, while the Office of Fair and Safe Work Queensland is looking into 68 complaints — both are yet to make any findings.
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The meeting with Fair Trading inspectors comes after GWAT put two arms of its business into voluntary liquidation in March.
A third entity, The Global Work and Travel Co (Asia Pacific) continues to book working holidays for young people.
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If your interests lie with the environment and wildlife, you can volunteer overseas through The Global Work & Travel Co. With options in Africa, India, Nepal, Thailand, Morocco, Greece, Spain and Fiji, to name a few, opportunities are available for two-week to one-year durations.
Those who volunteer through this program can work to rescue animals, rehabilitate monkeys, care for orphans, raise husky puppies, teach in preschools, coach community sports leagues and take wildlife photography. This is a great opportunity for anyone considering a career in zoology or childhood development.
- 2014, Joint ABC News Australia and CBC News investigation into ripping off customers. [1] [2]
- 2015, Opened 3rd office in London [3]
- 2015, Government of Queensland concludes investigation after company agrees to pay back $25,000 to 29 affected customers. [4] [5]
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