Employment law experts are once again calling on the federal government to introduce criminal penalties for wage theft, after a Queensland restaurant operator was penalised for a third time for ripping off workers. In handing down more than $100,000 in…
National parcel delivery company Couriers Please has admitted underpaying staff by $382,000 by not allowing paid meal breaks over eight years. The company has now entered into an Enforceable Undertaking which includes a commitment to back pay the workers and…
A Victorian plumber, notorious for exploiting young workers, has been penalised $151,200 for underpaying a young employee who he falsely classified as an apprentice. It's the second time the employer has been taken to court over "startlingly similar" conduct -…
The owners of a Crust Pizza franchise outlet have been penalised $104,000 after they discriminated against four migrant workers by paying them much less than Australian employees. The Federal Circuit Court said the huge penalties were designed to deter other…
A Melbourne travel agent has been penalised a staggering $400,000 for underpaying two migrant workers. The wage theft was the result of an illegal cash back arrangement that was a condition of the company sponsoring the employees on their visas.…
The Fair Work Ombudsman today carried out surprise audits of 17 Top Juice outlets in Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland and the ACT to check if they are compliant with workplace laws. The operation came about after the workplace watchdog…
The owners of a western Sydney restaurant are facing court action after allegedly underpaying an Indian worker more than $150,000. The Fair Work Ombudsman has described the alleged conduct as "extremely serious and completely unacceptable". The details Facing court are…
A Gold Coast call centre operator has back-paid more than $77,000 to 43 employees in order to avoid court action for breaching workplace laws. The Fair Work Ombudsman offered Global Interactive Operations, based at Broadbeach, the chance to enter into…
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…
There are renewed calls for the federal government to introduce criminal sanctions for wage theft, following the revelation that celebrity chef George Calombaris underpaid hundreds of workers almost $8 million. The latest underpayments scandal follows another last year, when Calombaris…
