Posts tagged "worker exploitation"

Human rights groups and researchers are warning that a combination of increased unemployment and new demand for labour means there is a real risk of increased worker exploitation and even slavery.

A Sydney day spa operator will pay a $10,000 fine for dipping into worker pay packets over a four year period, signing an undertaking with the FWO.

Fair Work Ombudsman finds wage theft is widespread in regional areas, identifying almost half of employers were breaking the law.

The Fair Work Ombudsman will use new laws to seek tougher penalties for the first time against a Melbourne-based toy retailer.

The Fair Work Ombudsman discovered more than one in five businesses were underpaying workers in a recent audit of regional firms.

The fair work ombudsman says she was "alarmed to discover" the level of ignorance about workplace laws in a targeted audit of first-time SME owners.

The Fair Work Ombudsman is reviewing its use of enforcement tools in the wake of the banking royal commission as it chases higher penalties.

There’s been a lot of talk about internships recently and the potential problems of exploitation employers can run into when they take on …