The majority of Caltex service stations investigated by the Fair Work Ombudsman are breaking workplace laws. The most common breaches involve non-payment and underpayment of wages. The breaches also include: cash payments made ‘off the book’, false records, and threats…
A Melbourne 7-11 franchisee is facing court for underpaying three workers more than $6,000 through an illegal cash-back scam. The scandal is the latest to hit the convenience store chain, which has previously been exposed for widespread and systemic wage…
THIRTY-FIVE Doughnut Time workers have filed complaints with the Fair Work Ombudsman claiming they haven't been paid their wages. The Courier-Mail reports the employees, who work across 15 Australian stores, are owed more than $70,000 for unpaid shifts. Some staff…
A security company has been penalised $81,270 after it underpaid guards by more than $200,000. In the Federal Court, Justice Michael Barker said there is no excuse for underpayments, even if they are unintentional. Security company penalised Perth-based Sureguard Security…
Truck driver underpayments are rife in the transport industry, according to industrial relations experts. Miles Heffernan from IR Claims says his firm is representing a number of truckies ripped off by their bosses. “The transport industry is one of those…
A new website where hospitality workers can "name and shame" dodgy employers has been launched. The “Rate My Boss” website works like other ratings websites. It allows workers to post reviews, and to also warn others about hospitality businesses who…
A plumber has been hit with a huge $121,000 penalty for underpaying a labourer. The Federal Circuit Court described the wage theft as an “outrageous exploitation of a young person”. As a result, it penalised Michael Pulis $21,500 and his…
