Australian PepsiCo workers are picking their own public holidays that are more “more culturally relevant” to them. The soft drink giant is trialling the new public holiday program, which allows employees to swap Australian public holidays for other days. The…
A proposed superannuation amnesty has been criticised for letting bad bosses off the hook. The Federal government proposal pardons businesses guilty of withholding super from their employees over the past 25-years. The 12-month amnesty will therefore allow employers to back-pay…
A surprise night-time visit to the MCG by the Fair Work Ombudsman uncovered a sham contracting scam. Inspectors found a global cleaning company underpaid 11 overseas workers $37,471. The Federal Circuit Court found ISS Facility Services Australia responsible for the…
Wage theft is a 'mortal sin' according to the leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis. For those not in the know - a mortal sin gets you a one-way ticket to hell. Wage theft is a ‘mortal sin’ The…
The Victorian Labor Party has announced plans to jail bosses for wage theft if it wins the upcoming election. Miles Heffernan, Litigation Director at Industrial Relations Claims, welcomed the decision. He says criminal penalties for wage theft are long overdue.…
The Australian Red Cross has admitted underpaying thousands of current and former staff millions of dollars dating back several years. According to documents obtained by The Guardian, the organisation has set aside $20 million to back-pay the workers. A “remuneration…
A hair salon owner has been ordered to pay compensation a former employee after he sacked her over Facebook. During the heated expletive-ridden online exchange, the owner threatened to break the worker's bones and make her “suffer”. Fair Work Commissioner…
A boss has been penalised $118,000 for stealing her worker's government-funded Parental Leave Pay. The employer then falsified records to cover up the theft. Boss penalised for stealing Parental Leave Pay Kulpreet Singh managed the United Petroleum roadhouse at Marrangaroo…
Damning documents have been published by ABC News that suggest deliberate and systemic wage theft at a Melbourne restaurant. According to ABC News, the documents show two sets of numbers indicating what the business paid staff officially on the books,…
An engineer refuses to come to work because he claims to be too busy being an incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu. Management has written to the worker warning him that he faces disciplinary action if he doesn't return to…
