Fair Work has finally made an effort to recover stolen wages, clawing back $148 million in underpayments for 69,735 workers. The sum is a record of back-paid wages and entitlements, and is contained in the regulator's annual report released this…
The National Library of Australia underpaid staff by a whopping $250,000. The underpayments involved both wages and also superannuation over two decades. As a result, the public Commonwealth entity has now entered into an Enforceable Undertaking with the Fair Work…
The ABC has back-paid $11.9 million to 1800 current and former staff. Additionally, it has signed an Enforceable Undertaking with the Fair Work Ombudsman, committing to improving its payroll systems and processes. Finally, the public broadcaster will pay a $600,000…
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.…
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…
Fair Work Ombudsman inspectors raided more than 80 businesses in Geelong's university precinct last week after numerous complaints of wage theft. The surprise workplace compliance checks started on Monday, and included businesses located at Waurn Ponds, Geelong Waterfront, Grovedale, Newtown…
Industrial relations advocate Miles Heffernan from WAGETHEFT.net.au has criticised the Fair Work Ombudsman's decision not to commence litigation against a Melbourne supermarket operator who underpaid three workers by almost $75,000. Rather than taking Ying “Alex” Zhang and his company Oriental Food…
A recent audit of 15 Degani Bakery and Cafe outlets has uncovered widespread wage theft with 14 found to be ripping off workers and not keeping proper records. As a result of the audits by the Fair Work Ombudsman, 86…
The Fair Work Ombudsman has been accused of running a 'foot massage department' after entering into a number of 'warm and fuzzy' agreements with rogue employers who rip off their workers. The criticism comes after the workplace watchdog has been…