A restaurant linked to celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal cheated workers out of $4.5 million, according to a leaked report. The creditors' report, compiled by liquidators BRI Ferrier, details debts of $8 million, most of which is unpaid wages and entitlements.…
The operators of a swanky rooftop bar in Melbourne are facing court action for allegedly underpaying a worker. In addition, The Fair Work Ombudsman also alleges the company failed to comply with a Compliance Notice to back-pay a worker. Furthermore,…
A former Coffee Club franchise is taking the company to court claiming it set him up to fail. Jeremy Swift ran the Gold Coast outlet for 15 years and wants more than a million dollars compensation. He's claiming the situation…
Employment law experts are calling on the federal government to introduce criminal penalties for wage theft. The call comes after the Federal Circuit Court penalised a Queensland restaurant operator for a third time for ripping off workers. Additionally, the court…
Undercover staff were sent to spy on a Brisbane Coffee Club franchise to check if workers were being paid their proper wages and entitlements. The Coffee Club Franchising Company took the extraordinary action believing the owners of the store were…
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 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…
Industrial Relations Claims is reminding employers that the new national minimum wage is now in effect, increasing to $19.49 per hour, or $740.80 per week. According to the Fair Work Ombudsman, compliance issues can often be traced back to when…
