The operators of two sushi outlets in Queensland have been penalised for ripping off workers. The underpayments totalled $19,467 over a three month period in 2017, and involved nine staff. The Federal Circuit Court found that while the underpayments were…
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 T J D Sayoco the chance to enter into an Enforceable Undertaking.…
Brisbane's popular West End food precinct is the latest area to be targeted by the Fair Work Ombudsman. The aim of the audits is to check that businesses are paying their workers proper wages and entitlements. Consequently, inspectors are conducting…
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…
The Bundaberg horticulture industry is being targeted by Fair Work inspectors. The audits are a result of complaints of underpayments in the horticulture industry in the area. Consequently, the operation is targeting 40 businesses, including farms, labour hire contractors and…
The Federal Court has slammed a judge who jailed an employer for contempt of court. The judge jailed the man as a result of him refusing an order to back-pay underpaid workers. The three judges described Federal Circuit Court judge…
Another company guilty of wage theft has avoided court action, after the Fair Work Ombudsman agreed to enter into an Enforceable Undertaking instead. The workplace watchdog has been criticised for its increasing use of Enforceable Undertakings (EU), as an alternative…
The operator of a chain of sushi outlets has copped a huge $124,416 penalty for deliberately underpaying migrant workers in Canberra. The Federal Circuit Court penalised Rebecca Yi Jeong Shin, who owns and operates ‘Sushi Bay Belconnen’ $20,736, and her…
The Fair Work Ombudsman has announced that it is dropping its legal action against Foodora, after the food delivery company packed up and left Australia in August last year. One thousand Foodora workers received just 31 per cent of the…
Innes Willox, chief executive of the Australian Industry Group, has once again urged governments not to make wage theft a criminal offence, and continues to maintain his ridiculous argument that it should not be referred to as 'theft'. The call…