A number of bars along Melbourne's popular Chapel Street were raided by Fair Work inspectors on Wednesday night after a number of workers made complaints about underpayments. The bars targeted by the workplace watchdog are all owned by the La…
A Victorian fruit farmer has been penalised $144,000 for deliberately underpaying two Malaysian fruit pickers, and then using false documents to try and cover it up. Zucco Farming Pty Ltd, which operates a stone fruit farm near Swan Hill, has…
The former operator of a Melbourne-based Chinese restaurant is facing court action after allegedly stealing almost $70,000 in wages from a kitchen hand. China Bar Buffet (Epping) Pty Ltd, company director Siak Kong Chi and bookkeeper Ying Lee, are facing…
Yet another 7-Eleven operator has been penalised for running an illegal cash back scheme, which involved forcing three international students to withdraw and pay back part of their wages. The Federal Circuit Court today penalised Xia Jing Qi Pty Ltd and…
The operators of a Degani cafe in Melbourne’s north-east have been penalised over $140,000 for underpaying staff and providing inspectors with false records. Sajid Amin, who runs and part-owns the Degani outlet at Greensborough, has been penalised $23,562 in the…
Restaurants and cafes along a popular dining strip in Melbourne's CBD have been raided by inspectors from the Fair Work Ombudsman after allegations of widespread underpayments. 40 businesses targeted Inspectors are carrying out spot checks on at least 40 businesses…
It seems a greedy Victorian-based plumber is a slow learner when it comes to paying his workers their proper wages and entitlements. Michael Pulis, and his company Pulis Plumbing Pty Ltd, is once again facing legal action after allegedly underpaying…
The Fair Work Ombudsman has been criticised for letting the operator of a supermarket chain off the hook, despite the business underpaying three workers almost $75,000. The FWO has agreed to enter into an Enforceable Undertaking agreement with Ying "Alex"…
An IGA supermarket operator who ripped off six workers, and then failed to comply with an order to pay them back, has been penalised $320,263 by the Federal Circuit Court. Said "Sam" Haddad, who operates IGA supermarkets at Fairfield and…
The former owner of a fruit market in Melbourne has been hit with an eye-watering record penalty of $660,020 for ripping off a refugee worker. Abdulrahman Taleb, the former owner-operator of the Sunshine Fruit Market in the suburb of Sunshine,…
