An IGA supermarket operator has copped a hefty $320,000 penalty for wage theft. The employer ripped off six workers, and then failed to comply with an order to pay them back. The Federal Circuit Court described the underpayments as deliberate…
The former owner of a fruit market in Melbourne has been hit with a record $660,020 penalty for wage theft. Abdulrahman Taleb formerly owned and operated the Sunshine Fruit Market in the suburb of Sunshine. The Federal Circuit Court penalised…
Restaurants fronted by celebrity chef Neil Perry are still facing court action for wage theft. The Fair Work Ombudsman has confirmed it is continuing to investigate the Rockpool Dining Group. The investigation is on-going, despite the company confirming it is…
The Fair Work Ombudsman is targeting Sydney's Newtown dining strip in its latest wage theft blitz. The audit campaign is the result of a number of anonymous complaints of wage theft from workers in the area. In fact, the area…
The former owner of a Cairns restaurant has been penalised $168,924 for ripping off a migrant worker more than $33,000. In handing down the penalty, the Federal Circuit Court said: “There is a need to show there are serious consequences…
The cost of cheap sushi is widespread wage theft and exploitation of vulnerable workers, according to industrial advocates. A recent audit of 45 sushi audits by the Fair Work Ombudsman found 37 breached workplace laws. The audits revealed the outlets…
The operators of a New South Wales service station are facing court after allegedly underpaying two workers more than $50,000. Kamaldeep Singh and his wife Uma Singh once ran Metro Petroleum on the Pacific Highway at Doyalson. The Fair Work…
A deputy school principal who had secret affair with a teacher has lost his unfair dismissal. The Education Department sacked the man when it discovered he promoted the woman without declaring his conflict of interest. The New South Wales Industrial…
A Crust Gourmet Pizza franchisee is facing court accused of ripping off his workers. Chern Ming “Rick” Lee, and his company Desire Food Pty Ltd, once operated the Crust Pizza outlet at Cheltenham in Melbourne. They are accused of underpaying…
The viability of a business can determine the amount of unfair dismissal compensation ordered by the Fair Work Commission. In a recent case, the Commission reduced the amount of compensation paid to a chef by $10,000 after it found he…
