Fair Work urges small businesses to stay on top of IR changes with new, easy-read timeline
Small businesses can now access an easy-to-read timeline of upcoming industrial relations reforms, as Fair Work Ombudsman Anna Booth urges entrepreneurs to acquaint themselves with significant changes to employment rules.
Perth sushi cafe operators slugged $193,000 for falsifying wage documents and presenting them to Fair Work inspectors
Federal Circuit and Family Court found the former operators of a Perth cafe falsified pay slips, provided Fair Work with doctored wage documents and warned staff against speaking up.
Coles and Woolworths facing nearly $500 million in claims in ‘marathon’ underpayments case
Coles and Woolworths are set to face a seven-week-long Federal Court case over employee underpayments after a judge ordered that four separate cases could be heard as one.
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Hello Juice outlets fined $276,000 after underpaying teenagers
Hello Juice outlets in Victoria have been fined for stealing wages from 27 workers, 10 of whom were under the age of 18.
Labour hire company fined $22,440 for underpaying 80 vulnerable workers at Queensland mushroom farm
The Fair Work Ombudsman's four-year battle over wage theft at a Queensland mushroom farm has come to an anti-climactic end, with a labour hire company fined $22,440.
Federal Court fines Melbourne restaurateur $200,000 for underpaying vulnerable workers
The owner of two Melbourne restaurants and his accountant have been fined $200,000 in the latest underpayment case to emerge from the hospitality sector.
Sushi outlets fined record $891,000 in latest wage theft ruling to rock the fast food industry
The Federal Court has sought to make an example of Hero Sushi outlets caught underpaying workers more than $700,000 in 2016, imposing record penalties.
Transport firm faces court as Fair Work sounds sham contracting warning
A Queensland-based transport company allegedly underpaid four workers almost $70,000 by mischaracterising their employment.
A whopping 90% of payroll managers find laws confusing and contradictory, new study shows
As the Morrison government looks to criminalise wage theft, 90% of organisations say their payroll managers find the current laws confusing.
Sunglass Hut to back pay part-time workers $2.3 million after turning itself in to the FWO
Sunglass Hut will back pay $2.3 million to its employees after admitting to underpaying individual workers by up to $42,912 in overtime wages.
Coffee Club franchisee faces $150,000 fine over underpayment allegations
A Coffee Club franchisee is facing fines of almost $150,000 for allegedly underpaying two young workers and falsifying payslips.