A teen worker underpaid $8,000 has been awarded almost quarter of a million dollars compensation. The ruling is unusual because courts normally direct penalties to the state, and not to victims of wage theft. Experts have praised the decision, and…
The owners of a Crust Pizza outlet have been penalised $104,000 for discriminating against migrant workers. They paid four migrant workers less than Australian employees. The Federal Circuit Court said the huge penalty is designed to deter others from engaging…
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 court has awarded penalties to a sacked security guard in a win for Industrial Relations Claims. The decision to award pecuniary penalties of $4,000 to the worker is unusual, because the Crown normally receives penalties. Court awards penalties to…
The operator of an Indian restaurant in Sydney is facing court action for allegedly failing to pay compensation to a cook who had been unfairly dismissed. The compensation was ordered by the Fair Work Commission last year, after it found…
The operators of a major service station chain with outlets located across regional New South Wales are facing legal action after being accused of deliberate and systematic wage theft. Westside Petroleum Retail and three of its management staff are due…
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…
A telecommunications installation company is facing court action after allegedly failing to pay an 18 year-old labourer for 150 hours of work. Bradley Wells, who ran Attain Solutions Pty Ltd before the company went into liquidation last year, is facing…
A former Caltex service station franchisee has been penalised $77,708 for falsifying the wage records of migrant workers to cover up suspected underpayments. Mohammad Arif Rana was today penalised $11,540 by the Federal Circuit Court, while his family’s company, Abdul…
The operators of two Queensland-based sushi stores are facing reverse onus of proof legal action after they allegedly underpaid staff. It's the first time the new reverse onus of proof laws have been used. They require employers to disprove underpayment…
