A wage theft blitz by the Fair Work Ombudsman has recovered $684,000 for more than one thousand underpaid workers in Melbourne. The affected employees worked in various outlets in the city's food precincts. The regulator issued a number of Compliance…
Queensland growers are being targeted by the Fair Work Ombudsman in its latest wage theft blitz of 'hot spots' around the country. Inspectors are on the ground this week in the Lockyer Valley region assessing 20 farms and labour-hire companies.…
The Fair Work Ombudsman has recovered $368,666 for 102 underpaid security guards and supervisors. The wages recovery happened as a result of audits of 13 security businesses around Perth. 75 percent of businesses 'non-compliant' Inspectors targeted businesses suspected of underpaying…
Fair Work has found Launceston food precincts rife with wage theft, recovering more than $121,000 in stolen wages for workers. The workplace watchdog found 77 percent of businesses breached workplace laws. Launceston food precincts rife with wage theft Fair Work…
The Fair Work Ombudsman is once again targeting Brisbane businesses in its latest wage theft blitz. Restaurants, cafes and fast food outlets will be audited by inspectors to ensure they are paying proper wages and entitlements to staff. Brisbane businesses…
Adelaide's Chinatown is rife with wage theft, according to the workplace watchdog. Fair Work inspectors are currently investigating 80 restaurants, cafes in addition to fast food outlets in the precinct. The audit campaign follows widespread publicity about wage theft in Chinatown,…
SEVEN stadium cleaning companies have been forced to back-pay 270 workers $25,292 following a Fair Work Ombudsman investigation. The workplace watchdog conducted surprise visits to major stadiums around Australia after receiving wage theft complaints in addition to allegations of sham…
Wage theft raids in Brisbane and Melbourne have recovered $1,212,727 for 131 fast food, hospitality and retail workers. Employment law experts say the raids are further proof that wage theft is endemic in many industries. "The results of these audits…
Workers in the Geelong area have been back-paid $431,875 as a result of surprise audits by the Fair Work Ombudsman. The audit is part of a wider series of proactive investigations targeting wage theft in regional university cities. The regulator…
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…