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…
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…
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…