ACCC wins case against Employsure for Google ads

February 8, 2023 2:47

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has had a victory in the Full Federal Court against workplace relations advisor Employsure, for its misleading and false Google ads.

The court has ordered Employsure to pay a penalty of $3 million for making false and misleading representations in its online ads that it was, or was affiliated with, a government agency.

Employsure is a private company with offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth that offers employment relations and workplace health and safety advisory services to business owners for a fee under contract. In the 2021 financial year Employsure had more than 23,500 clients. It has no affiliation with any government agency.

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Olivia Kruimel

Olivia Kruimel was the managing editor at Mumbrella. She has more than 15 years of experience in journalism, communications and marketing. Her journalism career began at Fairfax Media (now part of Nine) and includes various B2B publications such as B&T, Travel Today and ALB. As a marketer Olivia has worked for Standard Chartered and various global law firms.