A Han's Cafe outlet south of Perth will back-pay 16 workers $27,086 in order to avoid court action. The Fair Work Ombudsman offered Theo Sayoco and his company the chance to enter into an Enforceable Undertaking (EU). The business will…
A Sydney-based mortgage broker is facing court after allegedly paying a nanny just $2.33 an hour. Kit (Tony) Lam is accused of forcing the Filipino woman to work between 88 to 106 hours each week between May 2016 and May…
Fair Work is targeting the Bundaberg horticulture industry with a wage theft sting. Inspectors will audit 40 businesses in the region, including farms, labour hire contractors and accommodation providers. The compliance checks come as a result of wage theft complaints…
Another company guilty of wage theft has avoided court action, after Fair Work let them off the hook. Instead of commencing litigation against the employer for wage theft, the regulator entered into an Enforceable Undertaking (EU). Another company guilty of…
A Sushi store operator has been penalised a whopping $124,416 for deliberately underpaying migrant workers. The wage theft happened despite the Fair Work Ombudsman previously warning the employer about paying proper wages and entitlements. Sushi operator penalised for underpayments Rebecca…
Fair Work has dropped its legal case against Foodora, after the company left Australia in last year. Administrators sold the company's assets last year leaving 1000 workers with just 31 percent of their owed wages. Fair Work drops legal case…
The business lobby continues to argue that wage theft isn't a form of theft. Australian Industry Group CEO Innes Willox is urging governments not to pass legislation making wage theft a crime. He is also is continuing to maintain his…
Fair Work inspectors raided 80 businesses in Geelong's university precinct after numerous complaints of wage theft. The surprise compliance checks started on Monday and involved businesses located in the suburbs surrounding the two Deakin University campuses. Fair Work inspectors raid…
Wage theft affects one in five workers according to the Fair Work Ombudsman's latest audit. The troubling results support the proposition that wage theft is endemic in many Australian industries. Wage theft affects one in five workers Fair Work inspectors…
A stone fruit farm has been penalised $144,000 for 'deliberate and conscious' wage theft involving two workers. The Federal Circuit Court was scathing of the conduct of Zucco Farming Pty Ltd, which operates a stone fruit farm near Swan Hill.…