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…
In an unusual move, the Federal Circuit Court has awarded pecuniary penalties of $4,000 to a security guard, in addition to more than $27,500 in unpaid leave entitlements after he was sacked in 2017. Normally pecuniary penalties, which are designed…
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 underpaying 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 the Federal…
A failed online fashion company that once featured on the TV show 'Shark Tank' has been penalised $329,133 for exploiting workers, including engaging one of them as an unpaid intern, when she was, in fact, a part-time employee. The Federal…
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…
For the first time, the operators of two Queensland-based sushi stores are facing reverse onus of proof legal action after they allegedly underpaid staff. The new reverse onus of proof laws require employers to disprove underpayment allegations in court when…
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…
