Posts tagged "Federal Circuit Court"

Melbourne cafe Barry and its operators have been fined $232,545 after the Federal Circuit Court ruled they deliberately underpaid 73 employees by more than $180,000 over a period of 12 months. 

Hello Juice outlets in Victoria have been fined for stealing wages from 27 workers, 10 of whom were under the age of 18.

An independent contractor who demonstrated Tupperware products has had her claims of unlawful adverse action rejected because a court found she was a true independent contractor and not an employee.

A Melbourne small business will pay a hefty fine to a teenage worker after stealing thousands of dollars in wages and superannuation.

A Queensland-based transport company allegedly underpaid four workers almost $70,000 by mischaracterising their employment.

The government has indicated it will not intervene in a Federal Court Case examining whether Deliveroo has engaged in sham contracting.

The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured a sizable penalty against the former operator of three sushi outlets who admitted to underpaying 31 workers.

A Victorian business that shortchanged workers has been handed a hefty penalty after the Court found it engaged in deliberate exploitation.

The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured its second major financial penalty of 2019, with a Melbourne Cafe being found to have underpaid 54 workers.

Businesses are being warned about the dangers of adverse action after a director was fined for sacking a worker that approached fair work with a complaint.

The Fair Work Ombudsman said compliance is improving, but more than a third of rule breakers it put on notice didn't clean up their acts.

An enterprise agreement wasn't enough to prevent one Queensland-based employee from being underpaid by Bundaberg Refrigerated Transport.